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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: Homotherium records in South America
OverviewThis overview surveys evidence that the scimitar-toothed cat Homotherium reached South America, expanding its already vast range across the Americas. Fossil discoveries, including material reported fr…
Research overview: Smilodon populator, the giant sabertooth of South America
OverviewThis overview examines Smilodon populator, the largest known sabertooth cat, which roamed the plains and woodlands of Pleistocene South America after felids crossed the Panamanian land bridge. Body-ma…
Research overview: South American records of Smilodon and the Talara seeps
OverviewThis overview surveys the fossil record of Smilodon across South America, including the tar seeps of Talara in Peru, which offer a southern counterpart to Rancho La Brea. The continent preserves both…
Research overview: body-size trends in sabertooth evolution
OverviewThis overview reviews how body size changed over the long history of the machairodont sabertooths. From relatively modest early forms in the Miocene, several lineages trended toward large or giant siz…
Research overview: the three species of Smilodon and their taxonomic boundaries
OverviewThis overview surveys how palaeontologists distinguish the three generally recognized species of the sabertooth genus Smilodon. The earliest and smallest, Smilodon gracilis, appears in the early Pleis…