Sabre-toothed Cat - Fossil matrix - Megantere skull - 27 cm - 18 cm

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Megantere skull, a Sabre-toothed Cat specimen from Asia dating to the Neogene Miocene, is in natural condition with the upper and lower jaws, about 27 cm high, 18 cm wide and 14 cm deep with matrix and was displayed with a stand.

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This skull of Megantere has upper jaw and lower jaw. The length of this skull with matrix is about 27*18*14 cm. Although the matrix is still there, this skull is almost in its natural state, more than 95% complete. Its teeth are also very beautiful. Megantereon was a genus of prehistoric machairodontine saber-toothed cat that lived in North America, Eurasia, and Africa. It is closely related to and possibly the ancestor of Smilodon.

This fossil was displayed with a display stand.



This skull of Megantere has upper jaw and lower jaw. The length of this skull with matrix is about 27*18*14 cm. Although the matrix is still there, this skull is almost in its natural state, more than 95% complete. Its teeth are also very beautiful. Megantereon was a genus of prehistoric machairodontine saber-toothed cat that lived in North America, Eurasia, and Africa. It is closely related to and possibly the ancestor of Smilodon.

This fossil was displayed with a display stand.



Details

Specimen
Sabre-toothed Cat
Scientific name
Megantere skull
Country of Origin
Asia
Geological Period
Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)
Condition
Natural
Height
27 cm
Width
18 cm
Depth
14 cm
TaiwanVerified
2037
Objects sold
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