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4 summaries matching “machairodontinae” in Paleontology & Fossil Felids on felidae
Phylogenetic systematics of North American Pseudaelurus
PaperThis systematic study examined the North American species long grouped under Pseudaelurus, the assemblage of stem cats that bridged the earliest felids and the later radiation of modern cats and saber…
Tom Rothwell · American Museum Novitates · 2003
Phylogeny and evolution of cats (Felidae)
ReviewThis authoritative review chapter synthesizes the evolutionary history and phylogeny of the cat family, integrating fossil evidence with molecular data to present a comprehensive picture of how cats d…
Lars Werdelin, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O'Brien · Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids (Oxford University Press) · 2010
Research overview: the Pseudaelurus grade and the Miocene felid radiation
OverviewThis overview surveys the Pseudaelurus-grade cats, a diverse assemblage of stem felids that flourished across Eurasia and North America during the Miocene and bridged the dawn cat Proailurus and the l…
Research overview: the split between conical-toothed and sabertoothed cats
OverviewThis overview examines the deep evolutionary divergence within Felidae between the Felinae, the conical-toothed cats that include all living species, and the Machairodontinae, the extinct sabertooths.…