Sunday, June 20, 2010
Etymology
They are called "saber-toothed" for the extreme length of their maxillary canines. Despite the colloquial name of "saber-toothed tiger", Smilodon is not a tiger. Tigers belong to the subfamily Pantherinae. The name Smilodon is a derived from Greek word, smilē, "chisel" and "tooth", (odoús),
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