#sabertoothed — Public Fediverse posts

Please give a "Like" to my #YouTube post regarding new findings on #extinct #sabertoothed #cats in #Europe:
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxWq5kVVlAtyFiuwhqZ0tI3nxU2BwELRIZ?si=Gnxr_XXiDSD6VFgx

According to new #researchresults—based on the reconstruction of the #brain #morphology of fossils—#Megatereon #cultridens was a skilled #climber, possessed #poorhearing, and had #keeneyesight.
© #StefanFWirth, May 2025

Reference

I. Meli et al. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.70213

Illustrations
© S.F. Wirth, AI-assisted

Please give a "Like" to my #YouTube post regarding new findings on #extinct #sabertoothed #cats in #Europe:
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxWq5kVVlAtyFiuwhqZ0tI3nxU2BwELRIZ?si=Gnxr_XXiDSD6VFgx

According to new #researchresults—based on the reconstruction of the #brain #morphology of fossils—#Megatereon #cultridens was a skilled #climber, possessed #poorhearing, and had #keeneyesight.
© #StefanFWirth, May 2025

Reference

I. Meli et al. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.70213

Illustrations
© S.F. Wirth, AI-assisted

Mummified #SaberToothed Kitten Emerges in #Siberia
The #Homotherium cub was preserved in Siberian #permafrost with its fur and flesh intact.
Using CT scans to examine cub’s bones, Dr. Lopatin and colleagues confirmed the 37,000-year-old mummy was a Homotherium, a rangy, lion-size cat with long forelimbs and heavy shoulders. The species was the last of the saber-toothed cats, which occupied a branch on the tree of life distinct from modern #felines.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/science/saber-tooth-cat-mummy-siberia.html
https://archive.ph/A0dyY

Mummified #SaberToothed Kitten Emerges in #Siberia
The #Homotherium cub was preserved in Siberian #permafrost with its fur and flesh intact.
Using CT scans to examine cub’s bones, Dr. Lopatin and colleagues confirmed the 37,000-year-old mummy was a Homotherium, a rangy, lion-size cat with long forelimbs and heavy shoulders. The species was the last of the saber-toothed cats, which occupied a branch on the tree of life distinct from modern #felines.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/science/saber-tooth-cat-mummy-siberia.html
https://archive.ph/A0dyY