serrated teeth designed to tear flesh

it is believed that they could have served to protect it against attacks by large predators or for intraspecific combat during competition for pairs or territories

Scientists also believe that they were able to regulate their body temperatures efficiently

The skull of S

One of its most distinctive diagnostic features was its defensive apparatus: the upper tusks

Arctodus simus Mammoth serrated teeth designed to tearArctodus simus , commonly known as the short faced bear, was one of the largest terrestrial carnivores of the Pleistocene of North America. This extinct member of the subfamily Tremarctinae inhabited a wide range of ecosystems, from the central plains to the northern forests of the continent, between approximately 800,000 and 11,000 years before present. Its highly specialized morphology has been the subject of intense debate surrounding its trophic