Did you ever picture a saber-toothed “tiger” stalking prehistoric forests, its long fangs gleaming in the sun? Here’s a fun twist: it turns out these legendary cats weren’t actually tigers at all.

DeWITT, Iowa — When a powerful summer storm damaged the largest oak tree in DeWitt’s Lincoln Park two years ago, a park employee suggested that the tree’s trunk be left ...

The Siberian ice holds unsuspected secrets. In 2020, an exceptional discovery was made near the Badyarikha River: that of a baby saber-toothed tiger, frozen in time for nearly 36,000 years. A true ...

No doubt about it: saber-toothed tigers are awesome. Or at least they were. These iconic creatures lived on this planet as far back as 42 million years ago and ate mammoths, elephants, and even ...

Animals sporting elongated curved canine teeth have appeared twice in the fossil record, millions of years apart. One lineage, the nimravids, went extinct about in North America about 23 million years ...

Saber-toothed tigers may have had two sets of their famous fangs for a period of their adolescence, fossil evidence reveals. One species of these ancient and extinct cats, famed for their large ...

The saber-toothed cats that once prowled modern day California had more distinct dental features than even their sabers would suggest. Some of the complete skulls had a tooth socket occupied by ...

During their prime, saber-toothed tigers weighed up to 750 pounds. For comparison, a modern male African lion weighs about 450 pounds, according to Zoo Atlanta. The bigger cats existed 56 million ...

Mississippi man finds fossilized remains of saber-toothed tiger dating back 10,000 years Mississippi resident Eddie Templeton recently discovered a bone that once belonged to a saber-tooth tiger.

A bone of a saber-toothed tiger was found by a man in Mississippi. They were among a number of cats that roamed the state more than 10,000 years ago.

A bone of a saber-toothed tiger was found by a man in Mississippi. They were among a number of cats that roamed the state more than 10,000 years ago.