Working out how strongly Smilodon could bite would go a long way towards deciding on one of these theories and to do that, palaeontologists have studied the animal’s fossilised skull.

Aldo Manzuetti This massive skull doesn't just change our image of Smilodon populator; it also changes what we know about its capabilities and diet. The tiger's gigantic jaws mean it could likely ...

The findings all stem from the discovery of a new Smilodon populator skull, already the largest known member of the saber-tooth family, in Uruguay. INVERSE IS COUNTING DOWN THE 20 STORIES THAT ...

The Smilodon skeleton is one of the best examples of such a large, ferocious, carnivorous mammal and is used in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. And now thanks to a donation by the ...

But a computerised comparison of the skull mechanics of Smilodon fatalis with those of a modern lion has revealed that this prehistoric beast had a surprisingly delicate bite. Fossil evidence ...

The skull belonged to Smilodon populator. Extinct for about 10,000 years, the heavily muscled species once Hulk-smashed its way through South American fauna in the Pleistocene. To picture a normal ...

which places the fulcrum at the joint where the lower jaw attaches to the skull and the effort coming from farther down the animal’s spine. Smilodon would have anchored its lower jaw in its prey ...

“Smilodon canines were strong enough to penetrate ... Rivadavia Argentine Natural Science Museum in Buenos Aires. The skull wounds were probably made during tussles while “fighting for ...

One species of these ancient and extinct cats, famed for their large and powerful saber-like teeth, is named Smilodon fatalis. The discovery of over 2,000 of these cats' skulls at the La Brea Tar ...

when the researchers tested the theory by sticking the upper canine of a Smilodon specimen into the skull wounds, “both perfectly match[ed] in size and shape,” they write. The new findings ...