Baby Saber Tooth (IMAGE)

American Museum of Natural History

Baby Saber Tooth

Caption

This partial fossilized jaw is from a baby Smilodon fatalis. At the time of the cat's death, one of its adult canines (inside, left) was erupting alongside the baby canine. The adult carnassial/shearing tooth (inside, right) can also be seen alongside the milk tooth.

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© AMNH/J. Tseng

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