Save Our Saber-Tooth Salmon
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Species, fish in the news, savor saber-tooth salmon

A saber-tooth salmon as depicted by Ray Troll

The Saber-toothed Salmon of the Miocene to Pliocene (13 to 4 million years ago) of the Pacific Northwest, known as Oncorhynchus (Smilodonichthys) rastrosus to paleontologists, was exceptionally large for a salmon, measuring over 2 meters (6.5 feet) long! It is named for the large canine-like teeth in its upper jaw, presumably used for competition among males during spawning season, much like the hook that forms on modern male spawning sockeye salmon.

LINK (via:University of Oregon Museum of Natural History)

Now a 3D printer is helping preserve the fish.

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