Scientist finds fossil evidence of sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta

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Scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta -- the northern-most record of the predator.

A study by the Royal Ontario Museum and the University Toronto was published Friday in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.

"We found potentially four different species, the Smilodon fatalis, which is the famous sabre-toothed cat." Researchers also documented three other types of cats, including the American lion, a lynx or bobcat and potentially a cave lion. The fossil of the cave lion had previously only been found in fossils in Yukon and Alaska.

Reynolds said her interest in comparing the anatomy of big cats led her to specialize in the study of pre-historic ones.

 

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