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3 summaries matching “felids” in Paleontology & Fossil Felids on miracinonyx
Evolution of the extinct Sabretooths and the American cheetah-like cat
PaperThis study recovered ancient DNA from extinct North American cats, including the scimitar-toothed Homotherium and the cheetah-like Miracinonyx, to test their relationships against living felids. The g…
Ross Barnett, Ian Barnes, Matthew J. Phillips, Larry D. Martin, C. Richard Harington, Jennifer A. Leonard, Alan Cooper · Current Biology · 2005
Research overview: biogeography of the cheetah lineage across continents
OverviewThis overview examines the evolutionary geography of the cheetah lineage and its New World relatives. Molecular and fossil evidence indicate that the cheetah-puma group has a complex transatlantic his…
Research overview: convergence and the puma affinity of Miracinonyx
OverviewThis overview examines the evolutionary relationships of Miracinonyx and the now well-supported conclusion that its cheetah-like form arose through convergence rather than common ancestry with the tru…