Langebaanweg's sabertooth guild reveals an African Pliocene evolutionary hotspot for sabertooths (Carnivora; Felidae).
Biological sciences
Paleobiology
Zoology
Journal
iScience
ISSN: 2589-0042
Titre abrégé: iScience
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101724038
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
25
04
2023
revised:
29
05
2023
accepted:
22
06
2023
medline:
23
8
2023
pubmed:
23
8
2023
entrez:
23
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Here, we describe and revise craniodental material from Langebaanweg 'E' Quarry (South Africa, early Pliocene, ∼5.2 Ma), which represents one of the largest and best-preserved collections of sabertooth felids from Mio-Pliocene deposits of Africa. Four taxa, including two new species, are recognized:
Identifiants
pubmed: 37609637
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107212
pii: S2589-0042(23)01289-0
pmc: PMC10440717
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
107212Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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