Subchondral defects resembling osteochondrosis dissecans in joint surfaces of the extinct saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis and dire wolf Aenocyon dirus

Skeletal disease may hamper the behavior of large predators both living and extinct. We investigated the prevalence of osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD), a developmental bone disease affecting the joints, in two Ice Age predators: the saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis and dire wolf Aenocyon dirus. As...

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Autores principales: Schmökel, Hugo, Farrell, Aisling, Balisi, Mairin F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37436967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287656

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37436967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287656

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