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Speciessmilodon49 smilodon-fatalis19 homotherium17 machairodontinae17 panthera-atrox11 smilodon-populator6 felidae5 panthera-spelaea3 miracinonyx2 panthera-onca2 smilodon-gracilis2 megantereon1 panthera1 paramachairodus1 thylacosmilus1

62 summaries matching “smilodon” in Paleontology & Fossil Felids

The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives
Review
This influential book provides a comprehensive illustrated survey of the cat family and its extinct members, combining scientific synthesis with detailed reconstructions of fossil felids and their sab…
Alan Turner, Mauricio Anton · Columbia University Press · 1997
Tough Times at La Brea: Tooth Breakage in Large Carnivores of the Late Pleistocene
Paper
This influential study quantified broken teeth among large carnivores from the Rancho La Brea asphalt deposits, including Smilodon fatalis, dire wolves, American lions, and coyotes. Tooth breakage rat…
Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Fritz Hertel · Science · 1993