Name - Smilodon fatalis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:247492 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Smilodon fatalis (Leidy 1869)

• Smilodon fatalis Leidy 1869

• Smilodon fatalis Leidy 1868

• Smilodon fatalis (Leidy 1868)

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Recent Publications

• Understanding Killing Behavior in Smilodon fatalis: The Role of Computational Biomechanics.
• The Evolution of the Skull, Mandible, and Teeth of Rancho La Brea Smilodon fatalis as They Relate to Feeding Adaptations.
• Analyzing the Tooth Development of Sabertooth Carnivores: Implications Regarding the Ecology and Evolution of Smilodon fatalis.
• A morphological analysis of carnivoran ossicles from Rancho La Brea.
• Subchondral defects resembling osteochondrosis dissecans in joint surfaces of the extinct saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis and dire wolf Aenocyon dirus.

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