New saber-toothed predator from Argentina suggests its lineage survived longer than believed

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What happened

In 2014, members of a local museum found fragments of an ancient fossil dating to the end of the Pliocene or early Pleistocene epoch in a seaside cliff on the Argentine pampas.

Key facts

  • In 2014, members of a local museum found fragments of an ancient fossil dating to the end of the Pliocene or early Pleistocene epoch in a seaside cliff on the Argentine pampas.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:40:10 UTC.

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