In a cave in England, some very mysterious teeth from the scimitar-toothed cat Homotherium latidens have been found. But how did these get here? It may have been because of Neanderthal fossil collectors.
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Note: At 7.20, Pengelly found an incisor not a canine
Sources:
Main paper on Homotherium in England and Kents Cavern:
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Chemical makeup of Kents Cavern teeth suggesting they aren’t from the general area:
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Smilodon info:
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General cat info:
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People involved:
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Homo sapiens and Neanderthals collecting fossils:
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North Sea mandible:
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Pengelly’s excavation and Kents Cavern fauna:
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0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - The Sabre-Toothed Cats
2:36 - History of Homotherium Discoveries
7:46 - The Homotherium Tooth Mystery
9:16 - Hypothesis 1 - The Skeletons Were Washed In
10:18 - Hypothesis 2 - Homotherium Survived Later
11:50 - Hypothesis 3 - Humans Collected Their Fossils
13:23 - Conclusion
