Lot 446
COMPLETE SABER TOOTH WITH ROOT. This complete 7.5 inch Saber tooth with a complete root is from the largest Saber toothed cat that ever lived, Machairodus giganteus which roamed the Gansu Province of Central Asia 6-10 million years ago. It was larger and far more massive than its more famous cousin, Smilodon although Smilodon had larger but thinner teeth. This scimitar shaped tooth with root is evenly divided with a 3.75 inch serrated tooth and a 3.75 inch root. The enameled tooth is slightly darker in color that the white root and has small serrations while the root has none. In the skull, about one inch of the root would also extend above the jaw making the tooth 4.75 inches long. Saber toothed cats being mammals had to be very careful with their teeth because they could not be replaced if they were broken which would result in the animal dying. That means that they could not bite through solid bone like a T-Rex could or these sharp lethal but delicate teeth would break. Some Saber toothed cats like Smilodon lived with early humans and a smaller complete Saber tooth with root was made into a pendant by Neanderthals some 30,000-40,000 years ago.
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Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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