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4 summaries matching “felids” in Paleontology & Fossil Felids on smilodon-fatalis
Body size of Smilodon (Mammalia: Felidae)
PaperThis study estimated body mass across the species of Smilodon using regression relationships between skeletal dimensions and body weight in living felids. The analysis confirmed that the South America…
Per Christiansen, John M. Harris · Journal of Morphology · 2005
Research overview: forelimb robusticity and prey-grappling in Smilodon
OverviewThis overview examines the exceptionally powerful forelimbs of Smilodon and what they reveal about how the cat subdued prey. Compared with similarly sized living felids, Smilodon shows thickened limb…
Research overview: hyoid anatomy and vocalization in Smilodon
OverviewThis overview reviews what the preserved hyoid bones of Smilodon suggest about the sounds the sabertooth may have made. In living cats, the structure of the hyoid apparatus correlates with whether a s…
Research overview: sexual dimorphism and its detection in Smilodon
OverviewThis overview examines whether Smilodon fatalis showed pronounced size differences between males and females, a question with implications for its social system. Because the La Brea sample is large, r…