Parallelism and lineage replacement of the late Miocene scimitar-toothed cats from the old and New World

Summary: In contrast to large-scale convergence/parallelism, the small-scale convergence/parallelism of sabertooth adaptation within closely related genera and species has been seldom investigated. Here, we describe and analyze the rich material of Nimravides catocopis, and provide evidence using a...

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Main Authors: Qigao Jiangzuo, Shijie Li, Tao Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222019095