Replica Sabertooth Cat (Chinese Megantereon nihowanensis) Skull Colugo Last revised 2016

Last revised 2016

reaching heights up to 19 feet (5

found in savannas and plains of eastern and southern Africa

Skeleton Height 65 cm (25

an orthognathic jaw

Replica Sabertooth Cat (Chinese Megantereon nihowanensis) Skull Colugo Last revised 2016Megantereon cultridens, including the subspecies Megantereon nihowanensis, was a prehistoric sabertooth cat that lived during the Pliocene and early Pleistocene. It was a powerful predator, slightly smaller than a modern tiger, with long, serrated canine teeth specialized for ambushing and taking down large prey. Fossils of Megantereon nihowanensis have been found in Asia, suggesting it was an important link in the evolution of later sabertooth cats