Saber-toothed cats with oral injuries ate softer foods
Monday, November 5, 2018 - 12:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Saber-toothed cats, the large felid predators that once roamed Southern California, may have eaten softer foods after suffering oral injuries, according to a new study. Microscopic damage patterns on teeth from fossilized cats show the injured predators transitioned to seeking softer prey, like flesh instead of bone, which healthy cats may have provided for them, according to the study.