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Sabre-toothed cat

ትርጉም ስሙ: “scalpel tooth or two-edged knife tooth”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋዛንታውያን እንስሳታት ቅድመ-ታሪኽሴኖዞይክ፣ ዘመን ኣጥባውያንዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን፣ ግን ዛንታዊ እንስሳ ቅድመ-ታሪኽ እዩ

Smilodon was a powerful, prehistoric cat with huge, blade-like canine teeth. It is often called the saber-toothed tiger, but it was not a tiger at all. This fierce hunter lived in the Americas during the Ice Age.1

እዚ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን፣ ግን ሓደ ካብቶም ፍሉጣት እንስሳታት ቅድመ-ታሪኽ እዩ፣ ስለዚ ኣብ Dino Wiki እውን ቦታ ይረክብ።

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 2.5 ክሳብ 0.01 ሚልዮን ዓመት1

ሴኖዞይክ፣ ዘመን ኣጥባውያን

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

North America (USA, Canada, Mexico) and South America (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay)2 5

ንውሓት

1.5 ክሳብ 2.5 m (4.9 ክሳብ 8.2 ft)1

ክብደት

160 kg ክሳብ 280 kg (353 ክሳብ 617 lb)1

ቁመት

1 ክሳብ 1.2 m (3.3 ክሳብ 3.9 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 50 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (31 ማይል/ሰ)

ጉያ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ቅድሚ ዳይኖሰራት

ዘመን ዳይኖሰራት

ዘመን ኣጥባውያን

ቅድሚ 400 ሚልዮን ዓመት25266ሎሚ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ቁመቱ ክንደይ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 14 ኣኽላባት ዝኸብድ

ከም 2.5 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 14 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 56 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 15 ቆልዑ መዋእለ ህጻናት ዝኸብድከም 9 ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 7.2 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Sabre-toothed cat ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Sabre-toothed cat ኣስታት 50 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (31 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Smilodon had the longest canine teeth of any saber-toothed cat, reaching up to 28 centimeters (11 inches) long in the largest species, S. populator.1

Thousands of Smilodon fossils have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, making it the most complete record of the genus.1

Despite its nickname 'saber-toothed tiger', Smilodon is not closely related to modern tigers. Its ancestors split from the line leading to living cats about 20 million years ago.1

Smilodon had a short tail, unlike modern big cats like lions and tigers, which have long tails for balance.1

Scientists think Smilodon may have lived in social groups, like modern lions, because many fossils of the same species are found together in the tar pits.1

Smilodon went extinct around 8,200 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, possibly due to climate change and the loss of its large prey.1

The three recognized species of Smilodon are S. gracilis (the smallest), S. fatalis (medium-sized, from North America), and S. populator (the largest, from South America).1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Sabre-toothed cat — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Sabre-toothed cat ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Sabre-toothed cat ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Smilodon?

About 1 metre (3.3 feet) tall at the shoulder and 1.75 metres (5.7 feet) long. It weighed between 160 and 280 kilograms (350 to 620 pounds). The largest species, S. populator, was even bigger at 1.2 metres (3.9 feet) tall and up to 470 kilograms (1,040 pounds).1 3

?Could Smilodon roar?

Yes, scientists think it could roar. Its hyoid bones (in the throat) were similar to those of modern roaring cats like lions.3 4

?What did Smilodon eat?

It ate large plant-eaters like bison, camels, ground sloths and horses. It was an ambush predator that grabbed prey with its strong forelimbs and used its long canine teeth for a precision bite.1 3

?Did Smilodon live in groups?

Scientists are not sure, but fossils of injured animals that healed suggest they may have lived in social groups like lions. However, some researchers think they were solitary.1 4 3

?How fast could Smilodon run?

Maybe up to about 50 km/h (31 mph) in a short sprint. This is an estimate: nobody knows for sure. It was slower than a lion, with a heavy, muscular body and a short tail, so it was an ambush hunter, not a long chaser.4 3

?When did Smilodon go extinct?

Around 8,200 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age. It died out as part of a mass extinction of large animals in the Americas.1 4

?Where did Smilodon live?

It lived in North America and South America during the Ice Age. Thousands of fossils have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California.1 3

?Why did Smilodon have such long teeth?

The long canine teeth (up to 28 cm or 11 inches) were used to deliver a precise, deep bite to the throat or belly of large prey. They were slender and fragile, so Smilodon had a very wide gape to avoid breaking them.1 3

?Is Smilodon a dinosaur?

No, it is a prehistoric mammal and a saber-toothed cat. It lived long after the dinosaurs went extinct, during the Ice Age.1 3

?How strong was Smilodon's bite?

Its bite was not as strong as that of a modern lion, but it could open its mouth very wide (over 120 degrees) to stab with its long canine teeth. It used powerful forelimbs to hold prey still while biting.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Many people think Smilodon was a tiger.

ሓቂ: Smilodon was not a tiger. It belonged to a different, extinct group of cats called machairodonts, which had longer canine teeth and a different body shape.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Smilodon
ዝሰመዮ: Lund 18415
ጉጅለ: ዛንታውያን እንስሳታት ቅድመ-ታሪኽ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Felidae5
ምድባ: Mammalia > Carnivora > Felidae5
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 4.7 ክሳብ 0.01 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Zanclean / Holocene)5
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Palm Spring, Miramar5
ሃገራት: ኣመሪካ, ብራዚል, ኣርጀንቲና, ሜክሲኮ, ጀርመን, ቦሊቭያ5
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 143 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database5
ርኽበት: Smilodon was first named in 1842 by Danish naturalist Peter Wilhelm Lund, based on fossils he found in caves in Brazil.1 2
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate whether Smilodon was a social animal that lived in groups or a solitary hunter, because the evidence from the La Brea Tar Pits can be interpreted both ways.1