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An array of sabertooth teeth from Dinofelis, Lokotunjailurus, and Adeilosmilus CREDIT iScience Jiangzuo et al. A sabertooth tiger family tree CREDIT iScience Jiangzuo et al.

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For millions of years, early humans were not the top predators of Earth — they were prey living alongside terrifying saber-toothed cats . Giant predators such as Smilodon, Homotherium, Dinofelis, and ...