Sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic growth in the American lion and sabertoothed cat from Rancho La Brea

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-279

  Meachen Samuels, J A ^a   Binder, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentaries; Ontogeny; Panthera leo; Pulp cavity

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; EXTINCTION; FELID; GROWTH RATE; ONTOGENY; POPULATION DECLINE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

CALIFORNIA; RANCHO LA BREA; UNITED STATES;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA ATROX; PANTHERA LEO; SMILODON FATALIS;

EID: 77949335328     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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