Smilodon

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Overview

The Smilodons, also known as Sabretooth,^[1] Sabretooth Tigers,^[1] "Sabretoothed Cats",^[2] and Saber-Tooth Tigers^[3] were prehistoric predators to the early humans.

History

Prehistory

Around 30,000 years ago, the Smilodons were predators to the Neanderthals.^[3]

A few thousand years later, they met but couldn't hunt down the Inhumans, due to their powerful weapons.^[9]

Hyborian Age

Circa 13,000 BC, great-tusked tigers were used in arenas in Acheron.^[8]

General extinction

Although thought extinct in the outside world,^[5] the sabre-toothed tiger continued to exist in the artificial preserve known as the Savage Land into the Modern Age, as seen with Zabu.^[10]

Driven to near-extinction

The Man-Apes hunting down the Smilodons to near extinction. Zabu was nearly killed at the hands of Maa-Gor, but was saved by Ka-Zar.^[11]

Miscellaneous

Representatives:

• Zabu
• Mara^[6]
  

Notes

• The nickname "saber-tooth" refers to the extreme length of their canines. Despite the colloquial name "saber-toothed tiger", Smilodons are not closely related to tigers.

See Also

• Discuss Smilodon on the forums
• 22 representatives of Smilodon
• Appearances of Smilodon
• Minor Appearances of Smilodon
• Media Smilodon was Mentioned in
• Race Gallery: Smilodon
• Images of Smilodon

Links and References

Footnotes