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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Main Authors: Ki Andersson, David Norman, Lars Werdelin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/30b7e0bcd86c489888f07d1a928b1f7f
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