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Prehistoric life

Smilodon

Smilodon
Photo: Ryan Somma, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Smilodon
Continent
North America, South America
Group
Mammal
Period
Quaternary (Ice Age)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Small (1–3 m)
Moves
On four legs
Feature
Nothing special
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Easy

Did you know?

  • Its two upper fangs could be up to about 28 centimetres long.
  • Thousands of Smilodon bones have been dug out of the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q188717 · All prehistoric life · All entries