A comparison of tooth wear and breakage in Rancho La Brea sabertooth cats and dire wolves across time

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 255-261

  Binder, Wendy J ^a   Valkenburgh, Blaire Van ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PLEISTOCENE; SMALL MAMMAL; TOOTH; VULNERABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; RANCHO LA BREA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS DIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SMILODON; SMILODON FATALIS;

EID: 77949338311     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724630903413016     Document Type: Article

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