Body size of Smilodon (Mammalia: Felidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-384

  Christiansen, Per ^a   Harris, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b George C Page Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

PE; SEE; Allometry; Body mass; Felids; Smilodon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BONE; FELIDAE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; SKELETON; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BONE AND BONES; FELIDAE; FOSSILS; SKELETON; STATISTICS;

FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA TIGRIS LONGIPILIS; SMILODON; SMILODON FATALIS;

EID: 30744441617     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10384     Document Type: Article

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