Prehistoric Cats

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Fossil Trail: Mapping the Global Spread of Saber-Toothed Cats

Suhail Ahmed

Saber-toothed cats—just the name alone sends a shiver down the spine. These magnificent, mysterious big cats once prowled the planet ...

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10 Saber-Toothed Predators That Aren’t Smilodon

Suhail Ahmed

Imagine a world where enormous cats once prowled the wilderness with teeth so long, they looked like ivory daggers. Most ...

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The Prehistoric Cat That Hunted in Forests — Not Open Plains

Suhail Ahmed

Long before the familiar lions and cheetahs roamed the open savannas, there was a cat whose world looked very different. ...

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7 Ancient Feline Predators Bigger Than Modern Lions

Suhail Ahmed

Imagine coming face-to-face with a cat so massive, today’s lions would look like kittens in comparison. Long before the king ...

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These 7 Prehistoric Cats Had Armor-Like Bones

Suhail Ahmed

Imagine a world where giant cats roamed, their bodies sheathed in natural armor. These ancient felines were not just agile ...

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6 Ice Age Cats That Once Roamed With Mammoths

Suhail Ahmed

Imagine walking a snowy plain, mammoths looming nearby, and knowing enormous cats once prowled in their shadow. These ancient felines ...

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From Skull to Skeleton — The Most Complete Saber-Tooth Ever Recovered

Suhail Ahmed

It’s almost impossible to picture a world where giant saber-toothed cats once prowled the earth. But that world was real, ...

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9 Cat Fossils That Baffled Scientists Until the 2000s

Suhail Ahmed

Picture stumbling across a bone in the dust, only to realize you’re holding a secret from millions of years ago. ...

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These 10 Cats Had Canines Longer Than a Grizzly’s

Suhail Ahmed

Imagine a world where a housecat flashes a grin sharper than a bear’s, or a wild feline yawns and reveals ...

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20-Million-Year-Old Jaws — What They Say About Early Feline Power

Suhail Ahmed

Have you ever wondered what secrets a set of ancient jaws can hold? Imagine stumbling upon the fossilized grin of ...