More than 3 million years ago, a strange pouched predator stalked South America with fangs bigger than those of the fearsome saber-toothed cat. But a new study shows that despite it's imposing dental ...

A bizarre, pouched super-predator that terrorized South America millions of years ago had huge sabre-like teeth but its bite was weaker than that of a domestic cat, new research shows. To achieve a ...

The extinct South American animal made us believe it was as fierce as a saber-tooth cat, but a new study suggests it was a mere scavenger. By Matt Kaplan Smilodon fatalis has its name for a reason.

A new study led by researchers from the University of Bristol has shown that not all saber-tooths were fearsome predators. Saber-tooth cats, such as the North American species Smilodon fatalis, are ...

CNN — An unusual animal with canine teeth similar to those of a saber-toothed cat and the wide-set eyes of a cow lived in South America some 5 million years ago. In order to successfully hunt prey and ...

This marsupial pouched killer (pictured in an artist's interpretation) had bigger canines than those of other similar-sized sabretooth beasts Scientists have analysed how an extinct sabretooth animal ...

Thylacosmilus atrox, 'terrible pouched knife', an Argentinan jaguar-sized marsupial that lived five million years ago may actually have been a scavenger. It has impressive canines for sure, but if you ...

A new study has shown that not all saber-tooths were fearsome predators. A new study led by researchers from the University of Bristol has shown that not all saber-tooths were fearsome predators.

Scientists have analysed how an extinct sabretooth animal with huge canines dispatched its prey, finding that strong neck muscles were vital for securing a kill. The marsupial, which terrorised South ...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Bristol has shown that not all saber-tooths were fearsome predators. Saber-tooth cats, such as the North American species Smilodon fatalis, are ...