Pathologies in the extinct Pleistocene Eurasian steppe lion Panthera leo spelaea (Goldfuss, 1810)-Results of fights with hyenas, bears and lions and other ecological stresses

International Journal of Paleopathology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-198

  Rothschild, Bruce M ^a,b   Diedrich, Cajus G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PaleoLogic ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Diseases; Inter intra species fights; Late Pleistocene Eurasia; Panthera leo spelaea; Pathologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872384554     PISSN: 18799817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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