Soft tissue reconstruction of Homotherium latidens (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae). Implications for the possibility of representations in Palaeolithic art

2009/06/13 by Mauricio Antón, Manuel J. Salesa, Alan Turner +3 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2009.02.003

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• Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia. [europepmc]

Discussions

• And, with the confirmation that Homotherium would have kept its teeth tucked away, it supports the possibility they may appear in palaeolithic art, like this carving of a cat with a very strong jaw! [bsky, 55 points, 2 comments]