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New research reveals why sabre-toothed predators evolved their deadly teeth

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par Tahlia Pollock, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Evans EvoMorph Laboratory, Monash University

Sabre teeth – the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon – represent one of the most extreme dental adaptations in nature. They evolved at least five times throughout mammalian history and are a classic example of convergence, which is when similar structures evolve independently in unrelated animal groups.

With no living representatives, scientists have…

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