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Exposed weapons: A revised reconstruction of the facial anatomy and life appearance of the saber‐toothed cat Megantereon (Felidae, Machairodontinae)

The Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 11, Page 2924-2943, November 2025.
Abstract Megantereon was a widespread saber‐toothed felid from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of the Old World and North America, but its rarity in the fossil record makes it complicated to restore its life appearance. Lack of complete specimens makes it necessary to combine information from fossils of different individuals to reconstruct their facial ...
Mauricio Antón +4 more
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Covariation in the Craniocervical Junction of Carnivora

Journal of Morphology, Volume 285, Issue 11, November 2024.
The craniocervical junction in mammals is a biomechanically unique region that involves the occiput and two specialized vertebrae: the ring‐shaped atlas (CV1) and the axis (CV2) with its peculiar odontoid process (Dens). In Carnivora, the present study indicates that quantitative variation in CV1 morphology reflects a functional signal, while CV2 ...
Christine Böhmer, Mara Destina Ocak
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Diversity of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia/Neoehrlichia Agents in Terrestrial Wild Carnivores Worldwide: Implications for Human and Domestic Animal Health and Wildlife Conservation

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
Recently, the incidence and awareness of tick-borne diseases in humans and animals have increased due to several factors, which in association favor the chances of contact among wild animals and their ectoparasites, domestic animals and humans.
Marcos Rogério André
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The primitive giant panda Kretzoiarctos beatrix (Carnivora, Ursidae) from the hominid locality of Hammerschmiede: dietary implications

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 10, Issue 5, September/October 2024.
Abstract Extant giant pandas are among the most herbivorous forms of the order Carnivora, feeding mainly on hard plant material. The first steps of their evolutionary lineage are of particular interest for our understanding of the factors that led to this specialized niche.
Nikolaos Kargopoulos +6 more
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Quantifying variability in stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios within the skeletons of marine mammals of the suborder Caniformia

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2017
Abstract Stable isotope ratios of bone collagen are commonly used to investigate foraging and movement of human and animal populations. This technique is especially valuable for archaeological and paleoecological applications, as bones are among the few tissues that are commonly preserved in archaeological and assemblages.
Casey T. Clark, Lara Horstmann, Nicole Misarti +2 more
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Morphological disparity of mammalian limb bones throughout the Cenozoic: the role of biotic and abiotic factors

Palaeontology, Volume 67, Issue 4, July/August 2024.
Abstract Mammals exhibit ecology‐related diversity in long bone morphology, revealing an ample spectrum of adaptations both within and between clades. Their occupation of unique ecological niches in postcranial morphology is thought to have occurred at different chronological phases in relation to abiotic factors such as climate and biotic interactions
Carmela Serio +3 more
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The evolutionary and ecological convergence of the raccoon and raccoon dog: A perfect storm of invasive species in Europe 浣熊与貉的进化与生态趋同:欧洲入侵物种的完美风暴

Wildlife Letters, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 67-72, June 2024.
A novel examination of the evolutionary convergence of body shape in the raccoon (Procyon lotor) and raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is provided. Their ecological convergence as invasive species in Europe is reviewed. Problems that have arisen from these introductions are described, and prospects for their management are considered.
Samuel I. Zeveloff
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Muscular Anatomy of the Forelimbs of the Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja), and a Functional and Phylogenetic Overview of Mustelidae and Other Caniformia

Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2014
The extrinsic and intrinsic forelimb musculature of the lesser grison (Galictis cuja), a short-legged mustelid of southern South America, is studied for the first time. We present descriptions, muscular maps, and weight data. Muscular anatomy description of the lesser grison provides the framework for discussing the myological diversity of mustelids ...
Ercoli, Marcos Darío +4 more
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Reinterpretation of tuberculate cervical vertebrae of Eocene birds as an exceptional anti‐predator adaptation against the mammalian craniocervical killing bite

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 244, Issue 3, Page 402-410, March 2024.
We report avian cervical vertebrae from the late Eocene Phosphorites du Quercy in France that are densely covered with tubercles. Micro‐computed tomography shows these fossils to have a remarkably thick cortex and dense interior. We hypothesize that this unique vertebral morphology served to strengthen the cervical column in the upper part of the neck ...
Gerald Mayr +5 more
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The gut microbiomes of Channel Island foxes and island spotted skunks exhibit fine‐scale differentiation across host species and island populations

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2024.
We examined the host‐associated microbiome of Channel Island foxes and island spotted skunks in the context of fine‐scale niche differentiation, as it is rare for two endemic, insular mesocarnivores to coexist. We found intraspecific variation between island populations, with greater differentiation observed between more specialist island spotted skunk
Samantha Pasciullo Boychuck +9 more
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