Sabertooth [[electronic resource] /] / Mauricio Anton

• Autore: Antón Mauricio
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington ; ; Indianapolis, : Indiana University Press, [2013]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 pages)
• Disciplina: 569/.7
• Soggetto topico: Saber-toothed tigers; Carnivora, Fossil
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: What is a sabertooth? -- The ecology of sabertooths -- A who's who of sabertoothed predators -- Sabertooths as living predators -- Extinctions.
• Sommario/riassunto: With their spectacularly enlarged canines, sabertooth cats are among the most popular of prehistoric animals, yet it is surprising how little information about them is available for the curious layperson. What's more, there were other sabertooths that were not cats, animals with exotic names like nimravids, barbourofelids, and thylacosmilids. Some were no taller than a domestic cat, others were larger than a lion, and some were as weird as their names suggest. Sabertooths continue to pose questions even for specialists. What did they look like? How did they use their spectacular canine teet
• Titolo autorizzato: Sabertooth
• ISBN: 0-253-01049-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452779403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Life of the past.