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| Tango01 | 08 Dec 2015 11:34 a.m. PST |
"Our ancient human cousins may have fought off big cats with spears, according to archaeological evidence. The sabre-toothed cat lived alongside early humans, and may have been a fearsome enemy, say scientists. Several feline teeth – and a chunk of arm bone – were uncovered at a site in Germany known for the oldest discovery of human spears. The 300,000-year-old animal fossils are described as "spectacular". Several types of sabre-toothed cat – once known as the sabre-toothed tiger – lived for over 40 million years, before becoming extinct about 12,000 years ago…"
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