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 * California: //Smilodon californic ////us //
 * Description: //Smilodon californic //us, also know as Sabre-tooth Cat is an extinct type of cat. the Sabre-tooth cat grew to the size of a modern day lion. the Sabre-tooth cat is said to be a fierce predator. Its prey was ground sloths and other Pleistocene herbivores. They were slow animals in comparison with the cheetah or lion and probably hunted using ambushes. It is not known if their large teeth were used to kill their prey but it is a logical explanation of their large teeth.



** Sources ** California State Fossil. //State symbol USA, R//etrieved from []
 * Time Existed: the Sabre-tooth cat lived 40 million years ago all around the world but centralized in California. It became extinct 10,000 years ago. the cat lived in the Cenozoic era; in both the Tertiary and Quaternary periods
 * preservation: Many fossils of the Sabre-tooth cat have been found in the tar pits in Rancho LaBrea in Los Angeles in the year 1842.
 * Who found it/Why is it a state fossil: Peter Wilhelm Lund, a Danish zoologist discovered the cat in Lagoa Santa, Brazil. It is the state fossil of California because its fossils are predominantly found in the Rancho LaBrea tar pits.

(2012). Saber Tooth Cat. //Cleveland Museum of Natural History,// Retrieved from []