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Saber-toothed Cats and Bear Dogs: How They Made Cohabitation Work

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2012Sciencebear dogs, extinct mammals, mammalian predators, saber toothed cats

ANN ARBOR — The fossilized fangs of saber-toothed cats hold clues to how the extinct mammals shared space and food with other large predators 9 million years ago. (more…)

New UF Study Shows Early North Americans Lived With Extinct Giant Beasts

By Guest PostMay 6, 2012Sciencecollagen in bones, early north americans, extinct mammals, human skeletons, last ice age, rare earth elements, vero beach site, vero site

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study that determined the age of skeletal remains provides evidence humans reached the Western Hemisphere during the last ice age and lived alongside giant extinct mammals. (more…)