Fossils Reveal Two Previously Unknown Sabertooth Cat Species
Paleontologists recently revisited a trove of fossils found in a South African quarry and found two previously unknown species of sabertooth cats in their mix.Inspiration Behind Immortal Longings | io9 InterviewThe 5.2-million-year-old cats are just the latest sabertooths known in Africa; the recent team of researchers also found two previously known species of cat in the fossil trove, though one had never been found in South Africa before.Langebaanweg ‘E’ Quarry is an open-cast mine on the west coast of South Africa that…