The name "Smilodon" is not just a fun play on words to accompany the smiling cat. It is actually the genus name for the large-toothed creatures who lived in prehistoric North and South America. Interestingly enough, the Smilodon is California's state fossil.
4 comments:
Nice catch! And I learned something, too...
I'll second that - obviously I don't know enough about my fossils!
A state fossil? Um. Just goes to show what you see and learn when you look up.
I absolutely would have assumed that "Smilodon" was a Disney invention! Now if I can just remember it next time I'm there with my family, I might could win a bet!
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