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Smilodon : The Iconic Sabertooth /
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2018.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Smilodon: A Short History of Becoming the Iconic Sabertooth; 2. The Phylogenetic Context of Smilodon; 3. Smilodon fatalis from Talara, Peru: Sex, Age, Mass, and Histology; 4. The Sabertooth Cat, Smilodon populator (Carnivora, Felidae), from Cueva del Milodón, Chile; 5. Smilodon from South Carolina: Implications for the Taxonomy of the Genus; 6. Understanding Killing Behavior in Smilodon fatalis: The Role of Computational Biomechanics; 7. An Engineering Experiment Testing the Canine Shear-Bite Model for Smilodon.
- 8. The Evolution of the Skull, Mandible, and Teeth of Rancho La Brea Smilodon fatalis as They Relate to Feeding Adaptations9. Analyzing the Tooth Development of Sabertooth Carnivores: Implications Regarding the Ecology and Evolution of Smilodon fatalis; 10. Dietary Ecology of Smilodon; 11. The Postcranial Morphology of Smilodon; 12. Smilodon Paleopathology: A Summary of Research at Rancho La Brea; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Color Plates.