Mummy of sabre-toothed cat discovered
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•Baby sabre-toothed cat mummy found in Siberia with intact skin, fur and toes is ‘mind-blowing,’ scientists say
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A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a sabre-toothed cat.
The cub’s dark brown fur was short but very thick, measuring about 0.8 to 1.2 inches ( 20 to 30 millimeters) long.
Its front paws even retained claws and oval, fleshy pads on the underside of the paw that are fondly referred to as “beans”.
The size and shape of the mummified cub ’s paws and front limbs suggest that an adult Homotherium may have relied on its forearms.
Its paw is also more circular than that of a lion cub; in fact, its shape more closely resembles the paw of a bear.
The discovery also provides a unique glimpse into the evolutionary history of the entire feline group, Tseng said.
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