Demythologizing Arctodus simus, the 'short-faced' long-legged and predaceous bear that never was

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 262-275

  Figueirido, Borja ^a   Pérez Claros, Juan A ^a   Torregrosa, Vanessa ^a   Martín Serra, Alberto ^a   Palmqvist, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; CARNIVORE; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ARCTODUS SIMUS; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; HYAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; URSIDAE; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 77949742363     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724630903416027     Document Type: Article

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