Homotherium (sabre-toothed cat) Viridiana Enriquez Antonio
Homotherium The Homotherium existed 4 million years old, it went extinct 12,000 years ago. It was excavated in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats, often termed proportions, with longer, more robust forelimbs that gave it a hyena-like appearance. Based on this fossil, the Homotherium was likely a social predator. Homotherium reached 1.1 m at the shoulder and weighed an estimated 190 kg (420 lb) and ther...