Morphological convergence of the prey-killing arsenal of sabertooth predators

Paleobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Meachen Samuels, Julie A ^a  

^a NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; FELID; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIMB; NICHE PARTITIONING; PALEONTOLOGY; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PREY CAPTURE; TOOTH;

NORTH AMERICA;

FELIDAE; NIMRAVIDAE;

EID: 84855517462     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10036.1     Document Type: Article

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