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The paleontologists determined the mummy is a part of the Homotherium genus − the scimitar-toothed cat family − based on comparisons to a lion cub carcass and skull. The scimitar-toothed cat is a part ...

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Illustration of Homotherium latidens, the scimitar-toothed cat. (University of Copenhagen) (CN) — Scientists have successfully mapped a complete nuclear genome of the prehistoric scimitar-toothed cat ...