Our T shirt design was based on this fossil. This striking skeleton is a reconstruction of Smilodon fatalis, the iconic saber-toothed cat whose fossils are among the most famous finds from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. Smilodon lived during the Pleistocene Epoch and is instantly recognizable by its massive, curved canine teeth—ideal for taking down large Ice Age prey like bison and camels. The La Brea Tar Pits have yielded thousands of Smilodon fossils, making it the most abundant large predator found at the site. Many of these cats likely became trapped while scavenging herbivores already stuck in the sticky asphalt. With its powerful limbs and stocky build, Smilodon was a fearsome ambush predator and now stands as a symbol of Ice Age North America.