Saber-toothed Tiger, or Saber-toothed Cat, an extinct carnivorous animal once found throughout North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. It first appeared 35,000,000 years ago, during the Oligocene epoch, and lived until 10,000 years ago. The animal was about 20 feet (6 m) long and had short, heavy legs and a short tail; large, saw-edged canine teeth, sometimes as long as nine inches (23 cm); and wide-opening jaws.
The saber-toothed tiger belongs to the genus Smilodon of the cat family, Felidae.
The saber-toothed tiger had large, saw-edged canine teeth up to nine inches long.
