Saber-Toothed Cats (Carnivora, Felidae, Machairodoninae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave, Crimea

Saber-Toothed Cats (Carnivora, Felidae, Machairodoninae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave, Crimea

This paper describes the maxillaries of adult specimens of saber-toothed cats Homotherium crenatidens (Fabrini, 1890) and Megantereon sp. from the Taurida Cave (Crimea, Late Villafranchian; age, 1.8–1.5 Ma). We discuss the morphometric variability in the morphology of the upper carnassials and the l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Doklady. Biological sciences 2020-11, Vol.495 (1), p.272-275
Hauptverfasser: Lavrov, A. V., Gimranov, D. O., Startsev, D. B., Zaitsev, B. A.
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Sprache:eng
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Evolutionary Biology
General Biology
Life Sciences
Plant Sciences
Pleistocene
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the maxillaries of adult specimens of saber-toothed cats Homotherium crenatidens (Fabrini, 1890) and Megantereon sp. from the Taurida Cave (Crimea, Late Villafranchian; age, 1.8–1.5 Ma). We discuss the morphometric variability in the morphology of the upper carnassials and the length of the С1–Р3 diastema.
ISSN:0012-4966
1608-3105
DOI:10.1134/S0012496620060034