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This catalogue page presents several outstanding full size museum quality fossil replicas of the Saber tooth Tiger's skull made by Skullduggery.
Since 1978, Skullduggery has produced and distributed museum quality fossil replicas to museums and natural history enthusiasts throughout the world.
Skullduggery fossil replicas are used for study in major colleges and universities, displayed in museums throughout the world, and collected by people with a love
of natural history. Skullduggery replicas are eagerly collected by paleontologists, students, artists, and others with an appreciation for the Earth’s past. Whether used for
study or for display, Skullduggery replicas are world renown for being the best available. Skullduggery products are proudly displayed in many executive offices and homes.
These museum quality Saber tooth Tiger skulls are durable casts made of PerfectCast™, a durable material that accurately depict the look and feel of the original fossil.
Each cast is hand detailed and hand finished to create the most authentic fossil replica possible. A proprietary molding and casting processes duplicates the intricate
details of the original fossil with incredible precision. All of the sutures, muscle origins and fine cranial pitting are clearly visible. With Skullduggery museum
quality replicas you get the quality of original fossil material combined with the afford ability of replicas.
The color of some fossils is determined by the original sediment in which the fossil was found. During the fossilization process the original bones absorb the
various minerals which are contained in the sediment surrounding it.
Since many of the original Saber tooth Tiger fossilized skulls were found in the La Brea Tar Pit in Southern California.
These replicas which come in two choices of finish:
Each Saber tooth Tiger skull comes with a display stand that provides almost invisible support. These display stands are designed to display your Skullduggery
replica safely and securely. Custom fitted to each skull, these stands are included with all tiger fossil replicas.
In addition, we offer a Deluxe Museum Case which is well made to display and to house your Saber tooth cat safely.
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860204 Saber Tooth Cat Skull
Measurements: 18" x 12" x 12" List Price: $284.98 Sale Price: $244.48 You Save: $40.50 Click here for a larger image. Click here to order your copy of catalogue #860204. |
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860304 Saber Tooth Cat Skull
Measurements: 18" x 12" x 12" List Price: $284.98 Sale Price: $244.48 You Save: $40.50 Click here for a larger image. Click here to order your copy of catalogue #860304. |
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| 86050 Deluxe Museum Display Case A Deluxe Museum Case which is well made to protect and to display your Sabertooth cat safely. Measurements: 18" x 18" x 18" |
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860219 Hoplophoneous Skull
With wooden Stand: Measurements: 12' x 9" x 9" List Price: $194.98 Sale Price: $166.48 You Save: $28.50 Click here for a larger image. Click here to order your copy of catalogue #860219. |
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Sabertooth Tiger Notes:
Smilodon was the largest saber-toothed cat (or saber-toothed tiger). It was a fierce predator about 4-5 feet long and 3 feet tall. It weighed about 440 lbs.
Smilodon was a bit smaller than a modern-day lion (Panthera leo), but much heavier.
It had relatively short legs and a short, bobbed tail. Its front legs were especially powerful. Its body was adapted for springing onto prey, but it was not a
very fast runner.
Its 12-inch-long (30 cm) skull had 2 huge canine teeth. These saber-like teeth were serrated, oval in cross-section, and up to 7 inches (18 cm) long.
Many Smilodon fossils have been found with broken canines; a fossil wolf was found with a Smilodon tooth fragment embedded in its skull. Smilodon had powerful
jaws that opened to an angle of about 120°. Today's lions can only open their jaws 65°. Smilodon also had very strong jaw and neck muscles that enabled it stab prey
with its deadly teeth.
Smilodon first appeared about 1.6 million years ago. This ferocious cat went extinct about 11,000 years ago. They lived during the last Ice Age, a time in which the
Earth was much colder than it is now. Ice sheets and glaciers covered much of the land and sea levels fell as sea water froze into polar ice and glaciers.
Smilodon lived during the Pleistocene Epoch, which is the early part of the Quaternary Period.
During the last Ice Age, there were many large, interesting mammals, like the saber-toothed cats, giant ground sloths, mastodons, and mammoths.
These animals have long since gone extinct and are known mostly from fossils, frozen, mummified carcasses, and from ancient cave drawings.
Smilodon and the other saber-toothed tigers are not closely related to modern-day tigers.
These extinct cats are notable for 2 huge canine teeth among other sharp teeth in powerful jaws. They also had very strong jaw and neck muscles that let them
stab prey with their deadly teeth. They ate mammoth, rhinoceros, and other thick-skinned animals. There were two major groups of saber-toothed cats:
scimitar-toothed and dirk-toothed cats.
Smilodon was a dirk-toothed cat. Examples include: Smilodon, the largest, Homotherium, Dinictis, and Machairodus.
Fossils have been found in Pliocene to early Pleistocene rocks from both North and South America and other Northern continents.
Thousands of Smilodon fossils have been found in late Pleistocene tar pits and rocks from North America (S. californicus, which is the California State Fossil,
and S. fatalis have been found in California) and South America (S. neogaeus has been found in Argentina).
Smilodon was named by Plieninger in 1846.
Smilodon californicus
Smilodon fatalis
Smilodon gracilis
Smilodon populator
Smilodon floridanns
Smilodon neogaeus
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