Smilodon populator, saber-toothed cat skull Carnataurus was lightly built

was lightly built

Our cast is from a nearly complete original skull with lower jaws - one of the finest skulls we know of

with toothless beaks probably covered with keratin

The fossil consists of most of the face and mandible with teeth and

albertensis

Smilodon populator, saber-toothed cat skull Carnataurus was lightly builtSmilodon populator Lund, 1841 Known locations: South America. Time period: Throughout the Pleistocene. Smilodon populator was the largest sabre tooth cat (popularly known as the sabre tooth tiger). It was a fierce predator up to 7. 5 feet long (not including the tail) and 4 feet tall. It weighed up to 880 pounds. It was a bit smaller than a modern day lion (Panthera Leo), but much heavier. It had relatively short legs and a short, bobbed tail a bit