A mummified Ice Age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. The mummy’s exceptional ...

When compared with the remains of a modern lion cub of a similar age, it was determined that the cat mummy shared characteristics with the subfamily Machairodontinae, specifically the Homotherium ...

it seemed likely that the cat would also have a coat suited to blending into the wide open spaces. “The uniform dark brown color of the mummy fur turned out to be completely unexpected ...

The diggers knew they were looking at something rare: the Ice Age mummy of a cat cub. Scientists have studied mummified animals that roamed the steppes in the Pleistocene 30,000 years ago.

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A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. The mummy’s exceptional ...

ATLANTA — A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. The mummy's ...