Craniomandibular morphology and phylogenetic affinities of panthera atrox: Implications for the evolution and paleobiology of the lion lineage

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 934-945

  Christiansen, Per ^a,c,d   Harris, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b George C Page Museum   (United States)

^c AALBORG ZOO   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; CRANIUM; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; SKULL;

NORTH AMERICA;

FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA ATROX;

EID: 77749233743     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0314     Document Type: Article

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