The 36,000-year-old frozen specimen from Yakutia belongs to Homotherium latidens, a species of scimitar-toothed cat that inhabited Eurasia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, and significantly differs from a modern lion cub in the elongated front legs, the unusual shape of the muzzle with a large mouth opening and small ears, the very massive neck region, and the dark coat color. Homotherium serum. Image credit: Sergiodlarosa / CC BY-SA 3.0. Homotherium...
