Evolution of the extinct Sabretooths and the American cheetah-like cat

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  • Ross Barnett
  • Ian Barnes
  • Matthew J. Phillips
  • Larry D. Martin
  • C. Richard Harington
  • Jennifer A. Leonard
  • Alan Cooper
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005