Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Friday, August 22, 2008 - 05:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(AP) -- An ancient tar pit exposed when Venezuelan oil workers laid a pipeline has yielded a rich trove of fossils, including a type of saber-toothed cat that paleontologists had never found before in South America. Scientists say the find holds the promise of many discoveries to come.