Name/Title
Sabre Tooth Cat (replica)Entry/Object ID
2012.2.16Description
Chemical Composition: Fe,Si,Ni
Crystal System: Monoclinic System
Description: Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammilia
Family: Felidae
Order: Carnivora
Genus: Machairodus Gigantus
Common Name: Sabre Tooth Cat
Age: Miocene
Location: Gansu Province, Central Asia
Description: This is a cast skull which is missing the (2) two canine teeth. (fangs)
Physical Charateristics:
Smilodon ( /'sma?l?d?n/), often called a saber-toothed cat or incorrectly a saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts.[2] This saber-toothed cat was endemic to North and South America, living during the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 mya—10,000 years ago).
Family: Felidae
Genus: Machairodus Gigantus
Hardness: 6 Orthoclase
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Luster: Glassy
Class: Mammilia
Order: Carnivroa
Phylum: Chodata
Rock Type: MetamorphicCollection
Mike Hammer Fossil CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2012.2Source or Donor
Mike HammerAcquisition Method
Long-term LoanOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Other Number: MKH-16Dimensions
Width
10 inDepth
8-1/2 inLength
17-1/2 in
