it was smaller than people think, not even 7 feet
Yes. They are the same thing. BUT, the term ''Sabre toothed Tiger'' is incorrect, since the animals it refers to are Not tigers.
The California State Fossil is the Sabre-toothed cat (Smilodon californicus). It was designated as the state fossil in 1973.
Smilodon (the Sabre Toothed Tiger)
The Sabre toothed cat could be 6-7 feet long and could be 4-6 feet tall at the shoulder. It would normally weigh around 120-200 kilograms.
First of all you should know that the correct name for these beasts is Sabre-toothed Cats. There is no such thing as a saber-toothed tiger. There were many species of sabre-toothed cats, and no they were not the first cats of all time.
The largest known saber toothed cat was the Smilodon populator, which was eight feet long without its tail and weighed 490 to 880 lb. One of the smaller types was Dinofelis, which weighed only 190 lb, about as much as a jaguar.
The correct spelling is "sabre-toothed" tiger, more correctly "sabre-toothed cat" because Smilodon and similar cats pre-date modern tigers, although they share a similar appearance and status.
Baby Puss is the Flintstones' pet saber-toothed cat .
Yes. Smilodon (the scientific name for the Sabre Toothed Cat) was in the family Felidae, which includes all modern cats.
A sabrecat is an alternative name for a sabre-toothed tiger.
Also known as the Sabre-toothed Tiger (Saber is alternate spelling a type of Sword). Sabre is the more familiar, they were a species of extin ct feline with the enormous front end fangs, Many fossils have been recovered, say in the La brea Tar pits so we have a good idea what they looked like. it is not knopwn if they were striped as the Tiger handle suggests. by the way the technical term for this (Hopefully, if you live in California!) exdtinct beast is the Smilodon, pronounced Smile- O- Don- the Paleontologist clearly having a sense of humor, Never smile at a Smilodon.
American Lion (Panthera Leo Atrox): 1800 psi Sabre-toothed cat (Smilodon Populator): 500 psi So the answer is....yes.