Measures of Relative Dentary Strength in Rancho La Brea Smilodon fatalis over Time.

The late Pleistocene megafaunal extinction of approximately 12,000 years ago, included the demise of Smilodon fatalis, a hypercarnivore from the Rancho La Brea deposits, which has been studied across time by looking at different deposits or pits to determine morphological size and shape changes and...

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Main Authors: Wendy J Binder, Kassaundra S Cervantes, Julie A Meachen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5012699?pdf=render