The evolution of cursorial carnivores in the Tertiary: Implications of elbow-joint morphology

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Andersson, Ki ^a,b   Werdelin, Lars ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Cursorial; Elbow joint; Supination; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARNIVORE; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; TERTIARY;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CARNIVORE; CHEETAH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; JOINT FUNCTION; LOCOMOTION; MIOCENE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOCENE; PHYLOGENY; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0242574703     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0070     Document Type: Article

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