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Early Saber-Toothed Cat Gets New Face after Decades of Mystery


A nearly complete skull unearthed decades ago in Arizona has given paleontologists their clearest look yet at Adelphailurus kansensis, an enigmatic felid species that inhabited North America more than 5 million years ago and occupied an early branch of the saber-toothed cat family tree.

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