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3 summaries matching “felidae” on smilodon
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
Canine Function in Smilodon (Mammalia, Felidae, Machairodontinae)
PaperIn this classic functional study, Akersten proposed the canine shear-bite model for Smilodon, addressing how an animal could use such elongated, blade-like upper canines without snapping them. He argu…
William A. Akersten · Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County · 1985
Evolutionary History of Saber-Toothed Cats Based on Ancient Mitogenomics
PaperThis study recovered complete mitochondrial genomes from the dirk-toothed Smilodon and the scimitar-toothed Homotherium, allowing a genetic test of how these iconic sabertooths relate to one another a…
Johanna L. A. Paijmans, Ross Barnett, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, et al. · Current Biology · 2017