Brutkey

Jonathan T
@JonnyT@mastodon.me.uk

Every time I idly wonder how Smilodon or any other sabre-toothed cat could possibly open its mouth wide enough to bite into anything with such large teeth I see either my own cat - or a video of a cat - yawning and the doubt is removed.

#FossilFriday #SubToot

The skull of the Smilodon fatalis fossil at the Natural History Museum, London, showing its left side. The extra-long canines are curving down on the left and the first neck vertebra is on the right of the image. The skull has quite a pointy shape - more like a gannet's egg than a ball. White spots are visible across the image due to lights being reflected in the glass of the case that is housing the fossil. One is serendipitously within the eye socket of the skull, making it look like its eye is present and glowing.