Smilodon
Cenozoic Era Carnivore Creature Type
Smilodon
Scientific Name: "Sword tooth"
Local Name: Smilodon
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π₯©Carnivore
Physical Characteristics
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Size1.7~2.2m
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Weight160~400kg
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Height1m
Discovery
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Discovery Year1841Year
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DiscovererLund
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Discovery LocationBrazil
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Smilodon (saber-toothed tiger) is a saber-toothed tiger that lived in North and South America during the Pleistocene-Holocene (about 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago). It is not a dinosaur; it lived much later than dinosaurs and is characterized by its 28 cm long canines. More than 2,000 fossils have been found in the La Brea Tar Pit. It coexisted with humans and went extinct about 10,000 years ago.