Saber-Tooth's Reign
These cats lived during the Ice Age, dating back to about 10,000 years ago. Their reign began during the early to late Pleistocene era (1.6 to 10,000 years ago). During this time, they roamed with the mammoths and mastodons. However, fossils of these ancient animals have been found around the world for the past 40 million years. The Smilodon, the most recent type of saber tooth cats, went extinct about 10,000 years ago, perhaps around the time when Pangea began separating and breaking up to form what is Earth today.