The mummy is the first evidence from Asia of the saber-toothed cat species Homotherium latidens, Lopatin said, though fossilized bones were previously found at sites in the Netherlands and in the ...

14. The paleontologists determined the mummy is a part of the Homotherium genus − the scimitar-toothed cat family − based on comparisons to a lion cub carcass and skull. The scimitar-toothed ...