![]() ![]() giganteus specimen from Asia for USD 116,500. For instance, two years ago Bonhams auctioned another M. This has resulted in high prices on the rare occasion that specimens are publicly-available. giganteus are exceedingly rare, with many museums discovering only fragmentary specimens. It closest competitor was Dinocrocta, the giant hyena, which reached the size of a grizzly bear.įossil specimens of M. giganteous preyed on herds of gomphotheres, hippo-like rhinos, giraffids, and medium-sized fast-running antelope. These plains that resembled the Serengeti in Africa today. This ‘king-of-saber-tooths’ was possibly a pack hunter, the apex predator roaming the savannahs of Central Asia, such as the Hezheng County of Gansu Providence in China. This suggested that they were likely used to slice open the throats of its prey rather than suffocate them. They were more firmly rooted to its mouth, fit more easily in its mouth, were less fragile than other saber-toothed cats, and hung out less awkwardly. ![]()
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