Late Pleistocene Panthera leo spelaea (Goldfuss, 1810) skeletons from the Czech Republic (centeral Europe); their pathological cranial features and injuries resulting from intraspecific fights, conflicts with hyenas, and attacks on cave bears

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 817-840

  Diedrich, Cajus G ^a  

^a PaleoLogic Research Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Late Pleistocene; Palaeobiology; Panthera leo spelaea (Goldfuss 1810); Steppe lion skeletons; Taphonomy and pathology

Indexed keywords

CANID; PALEOBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SKELETON; TAPHONOMY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

CROCUTA CROCUTA; PANTHERA LEO; URSUS SPELAEUS;

EID: 81455128252     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1263     Document Type: Article

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