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4 summaries matching “felids” in Paleontology & Fossil Felids on panthera-atrox
Research overview: body size and extinction selectivity among Ice Age carnivores
OverviewThis overview examines how body size influenced which carnivores survived the end-Pleistocene extinctions and which, like the great cats, did not. Large predators tend to have smaller populations, low…
Research overview: methods for estimating body mass in fossil felids
OverviewThis overview reviews the quantitative methods palaeontologists use to estimate the body mass of extinct cats such as Smilodon, Homotherium, and Panthera atrox. Because soft tissue is not preserved, r…
Research overview: taphonomy and entrapment dynamics of the Rancho La Brea tar pits
OverviewThis overview explains why the Rancho La Brea asphalt seeps preserve such an extraordinary concentration of sabertooths and other carnivores. Natural petroleum seeping to the surface forms sticky asph…
Research overview: the Bering land bridge and felid migrations
OverviewThis overview examines the central role of the Bering land bridge in the history of cats, serving as a recurrent corridor for felid movement between Asia and North America. The survey reviews how lowe…