Eons — Season 1, Episode 6: The Story of Saberteeth

Episode synopsis

Smilodon was a fearsome Ice Age cat, the size of a modern-day tiger, that had a pair of fangs nearly 18 centimeters long. But it was only the last and largest of the great sabertooths: ridiculously long canines had already been a trend for millions of years by the time Smilodon was prowling around. And you know what? Those giant teeth just might make a comeback.

About Eons

Join hosts Hank Green, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age. The evolutionary history of mammals including humans and other modern species is explored with these amazing paleontology experts.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Trouble With Trilobites
• E2When Did the First Flower Bloom?
• E3The Tully Monster & Other Problematic Creatures
• E4Stegosaurs: Tiny Brains & Thagomizers
• E5What Colors Were Dinosaurs?
• E7That Time Oxygen Almost Killed Everything
• E8The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew
• E9Dimetrodon: Our Most Unlikely Ancestor
• E10The Extinction That Never Happened
• E11The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws
• E12The Age of Giant Insects
• E13History's Most Powerful Plants