Microwear on canines and killing behavior in large carnivores: Saber function in Smilodon fatalis

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1059-1067

  Anyonge, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

canine; microwear; Plio Pleistocene; saber tooth cat; Smilodon

Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; HYAENA; HYAENIDAE; LYCAON PICTUS; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS; SMILODON; SMILODON FATALIS;

EID: 0030455645     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382786     Document Type: Article

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