Smilodon

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Scientific name	Smilodon populator
Home era	Late Pliocene to late Pleistocene
Creature type	Big cat
Deaths caused	Dave Warren Peter Campbell Valerie Irwin Stephen Hart (Discounting the other creatures).
Appearances	Episode 1.1 Episode 1.4 (mentioned) Episode 2.3 Shadow of the Jaguar (mentioned) Episode 2.6 Episode 2.7 Primeval Evolved Intro (picture) Episode 3.1 (flashback) Episode 3.3 (mentioned)

"Smilodon, literal meaning is knife tooth, they are up to three meters long, they have saber-teeth, they hunt in packs, they're ruthless predators."

―Nick Cutter^[src]

"It's a Smilodon; better known as a saber-toothed cat. Fast, elegant, it's a real-natural born killer."

―Nick Cutter^[src]

Smilodon (or Sabre-toothed cat) was a big cat from the Pleistocene era. As its name suggests, it has two large scythes for teeth. Smilodon lived in South and North America and hunted Macrauchenia (a camel-like mammal). Smilodon was the largest saber toothed cat, being up to 3m long and weighing up to 350kg.

The Smilodon featured in Primeval is most likely a Smilodon populator, the biggest species of Smilodon. It was a little bit larger than the real-life S. populator, however. The Smilodon could have come from either North or South America from areas possibly shared by other Primeval creatures such as the Titanis, and the Columbian Mammoth.

1 Facts
2 In Primeval
3 Trivia
4 Gallery

FactsEdit

"Known as Saber-Tooth Cat, from North and South America, short tail, powerful front legs and muscular neck, long canines."

―Abby's Sketchbook^[src]

Smilodon is a prehistoric cat, larger than the modern African lion but twice it´s weight. Despite having large, menacing saber-teeth, in reality they were quite fragile and they could easily be broken if they hit a bone. This was proved by a skull of a wolf found with a saber-teeth from Smilodon. Tests were also conducted using artificial teeth, and a dead cow as the object to which the famous sabres would bite down on. The tests proved that Smilodon could only kill it´s prey by using it´s immense power, and only when it had its prey firmly pinned down to ground could it use the famous teeth to bite down and crush its preys' throat. It was also estimated to have been capable of running at 30 kilometers per hour. However, it could not sustain this speed for long as it had low stamina.

In PrimevalEdit

Episode 1.1Edit

In Nick Cutter's office in the Central Metropolitan University, a Smilodon skeleton is seen along with the other skeletons. Connor Temple included the Smilodon in his database.

Episode 1.4Edit

When Helen Cutter was captured by the Home Office, she claimed a pack of "sabre-toothed killers" would come through an anomaly, rampaging through central London. She took the team to an anomaly in the Matchroom Stadium, she escaped through the anomaly to Spaghetti Junction and the threat the team had to deal with was instead a flock of dodos, and a Parasite

Episode 2.3Edit

Cutter: "If he kills me, he's probably gonna kill you too."

Valerie: "He'd never hurt me."

―Valerie is certain about the safety of looking after a Smilodon

The Smilodon chases Cutter up a tree
Added by Spamalot360

A Smilodon came through an anomaly to Blue Sky Park as a cub. A woman called Valerie Irwin found it and raised it, believing it was created by scientists. The Smilodon was tame to Valerie, but killed her boyfriend. Valerie took care of it and it treated her as a motherly figure as it had known her from birth. It also killed a paintballer and the park's owner. It later killed Valerie in a frenzy while chasing Nick Cutter, and was tranquilized by Abby moments later.

The Smilodon was taken to Oliver Leek's Creature Prison, and its disappearance was covered up by Leek as the creature dying whilst being transported back to the ARC.

Episode 2.6/2.7Edit

Oliver used the captive Smilodon to try and kill Abby, Jenny, Connor and Caroline by locking the four in a room with the creature. Abby faced up to the Smilodon when she recognized it, and the Smilodon tried to attack her but failed and accidentally tripped the controls, freeing the group. It presumably died when it was lured back to the central room where it and the other creatures killed each other. It's unknown how many creatures the Smilodon killed or what creature killed it.

Primeval Evolved IntroEdit

There is a Sketchbook in your home lab in the ARC, in which Abby Maitland draws sketches of and make notes about various creatures the ARC team has encountered, so that you can brush up on your knowledge of them. One of the first creatures you take a look at is the Smilodon. (Primeval Evolved Intro)

TriviaEdit

Smilodon is Latin for knife tooth.
Although known by many as the sabre toothed tiger it's only distantly related to modern cats the proper name is either Smilodon or sabre toothed cat.
The Smilodon came through an anomaly before the ARC was founded.
The Smilodon was the first prehistoric mammal to appear in Primeval, discounting the mammal-like reptilian Gorgonopsid and the Future Predator, which is from the future.
The Smilodon is the second creature to kill a woman.
Smilodon was second domesticated creature the team encountered, the first being Rex.
The Smilodon Valerie kept probably killed more people before the four people it killed in Episode 2.3.
This is the first prehistoric creature to kill a woman.