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Were ancient foxes far more carnivorous than recent ones?—Carnassial morphological evidence

Crown shape variation of the first lower molar in the arctic (Vulpes lagopus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) was analyzed using five groups of morphotypes. Carnassial morphologies were compared between the species and between spatially and temporally distant populations: one Late Pleistocene (n = 45)...

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Autores principales: Szuma, Elwira, Germonpré, Mietje
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6953794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31923224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227001

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