Photo of the Day #426: Smilodon

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Smilodon, photographed at the American Museum of Natural History.


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Rather frightening... Makes me think of the Alien !

By Christophe Thill (not verified) on 08 Dec 2008 #permalink

Very nice picture of an Ice Age icon (and one of my favorites since childhood.) Please feature more of these paleontological subjects! Thanks, Raymond Minton.

By Raymond Minton (not verified) on 09 Dec 2008 #permalink