Sabres were developed long after sabre toothed tigers roamed the Earth. What were these tigers called before the sword appeared?
2006-07-27 13:27:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Sabre toothed tiger fossils were discovered by archaeologists AFTER the introduction of the sabre.
Because of the resemblance of the tiger's teeth to a sabre they were given that distinguishing name.
Similarly, the WOOLLY=HAIRED mammoth.
Such animals roamed the Earth BEFORE human language had developed.
2006-07-27 18:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by CurlyQ 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
There were no people on earth at the time Sabre-toothed tigers existed, so nobody called them anything. By the time their remains were found and identified, sabres were well-known. What did we call swordfish before there were swords? What did we call the bottle-brush plant before there were bottles? What about the Trigger Fish before there were guns? Better yet, what about the Picasso Trigger fish before anyone knew about Picasso?
2006-07-27 13:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree that this is an important topic.
People didn't know about sabre-toothed tigers back then. They had been extinct. When we discovered their fossils they were given that name.
2006-07-27 13:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What language are you referring to? Proto Indo European perhaps.
Think about the fact that our modern languages didn't exist 100,000 years ago... They went extinct at the end of the last ice age.
"Both types of saber-toothed cats went extinct approximately 11,500 years ago."
2006-07-28 15:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by lrad1952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MR Tinkles
2006-07-27 14:02:01 · answer #5 · answered by sinnedfairy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great big scary long-pointy-tooth cats.
2006-07-27 13:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ha, very good. i love these daft jokes coz theres too much serious **** on this.
i will go for - 'massive lethal p ussie s'
although i think they still exist!!!
2006-07-27 13:35:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They weren't called anything, just run baby!
2006-07-27 20:13:39 · answer #8 · answered by just-dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one was called fred I think the other one was daisybell
2006-07-29 07:07:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the are also called Smilodons!
2006-07-27 14:23:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋