Sabre-tooth cat's surprisingly weak bite (LINK)
October 2nd 2007 12:22
From New Scientist, 1 October 2007 by Jeff Hecht:
"Sporting two canine teeth the size of large kitchen knives, the North American sabre-tooth cat looked every inch a deadly predator. 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.
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"Sporting two canine teeth the size of large kitchen knives, the North American sabre-tooth cat looked every inch a deadly predator. 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.
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