Smilodon Oak Woodland T-Shirt — Plate 008

A stocky saber-toothed cat pauses at the edge of an oak woodland at dusk. The power is in the build and the calm, not in a gaping roar.

Plate 008 of the Deep Time Atlas: museum-style paleo-art of Smilodon fatalis, reconstructed from fossil evidence and current research.

Field notes

• Period and age: Pleistocene, about 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago
• Where found: North America and western South America; most famous from the Rancho La Brea asphalt seeps, Los Angeles
• Size: About 1 m at the shoulder; heavier and more muscular than a lion
• Habitat: Mixed woodland, chaparral and open grassland
• Plants: Oaks, junipers, chaparral shrubs, grasses
• Neighbors: Dire wolf, American lion, Columbian mammoth, ground sloths, bison, horses
• Debated: Coat color and pattern are unknown; how far the lips covered the sabers is discussed

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), soft and lightweight
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Printed on demand (DTG) for you; blank sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras or the US

Note: the fabric is slightly sheer and may show through a little in lighter colors.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.