llewelly<p>newest episode of Common Descent is about saber teeth!</p><p>They cover everything from Smilodon to Nimravids to Gorgonopsians to fanged deer (although not Hoplitomeryx)! Even Uintatherium gets a mention. Covers recent research on why Smilodon's canines would have been visible when the mouth was closed, while Homotherium's canines would have been concealed when the mouth was closed.</p><p><a href="https://commondescentpodcast.com/2025/03/29/episode-214-saber-teeth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commondescentpodcast.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/29/episode-214-saber-teeth/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/saber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saber</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fangs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fangs</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/smilodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smilodon</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/homotherium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homotherium</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/lips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lips</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a></p>