All other saber-tooth cub remains are "very fragmentary," he added. Members of the Homotherium genus were widespread through ...

Researchers also found that the Homotherium cub’s lips were twice the height of a modern lion cub’s, contributing to a long-standing debate about whether saber-tooth cats’ canines were sheathed.

Their physique was similar to that of a cougar, featuring a long tail, large eyes, and sharp claws and teeth. Homotherium had shorter, serrated canine teeth (around 10 cm) and longer hind limbs ...