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Sabretoothed Carnivores and the Killing of Large Prey

Sabre-like canines clearly have the potential to inflict grievous wounds leading to massive blood loss and rapid death. Hypotheses concerning sabretooth killing modes include attack to soft parts such as the belly or throat, where biting deep is essential to generate strikes reaching major blood ves...

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Autores principales: Andersson, Ki, Norman, David, Werdelin, Lars
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22039403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024971