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Saber-Toothed Cat Skull
4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$17,625 inc. premium
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Megantereon nihowanensis
Pliocene
Ganshu Province, China
A saber-toothed cat skull displays approximately 10estoration (backs of the mandibles, 2 premolars, some incisors, and gap fill.) Thought to be a direct ancestor of Smilodon, Megantereon’s proportions provide a foreshadowing of those of the later predator’s. About the size of a stout modern day jaguar, with stocky forelimbs but with a longer neck, the cat displayed long, thin upper canines lacking serrations, as evidenced by the present specimen. Megantereon nihowanensis lived 2-3 million years ago. Measures 10 in. Sabers measure 3 3/4in
Pliocene
Ganshu Province, China
A saber-toothed cat skull displays approximately 10estoration (backs of the mandibles, 2 premolars, some incisors, and gap fill.) Thought to be a direct ancestor of Smilodon, Megantereon’s proportions provide a foreshadowing of those of the later predator’s. About the size of a stout modern day jaguar, with stocky forelimbs but with a longer neck, the cat displayed long, thin upper canines lacking serrations, as evidenced by the present specimen. Megantereon nihowanensis lived 2-3 million years ago. Measures 10 in. Sabers measure 3 3/4in

