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Pleistocene Mammals of North America

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The article was published on 1980-10-15 and is currently open access. It has received 907 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Platygonus & Homotherium.

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El cambio de ideas acerca de la evolución y morfología functional de los félidos Machairodontinos

TL;DR: A summary of the changing interpretations of their functional anatomy and evolution, from early hypotheses proposing a stabbing mode of attack and a pleiotropic control of the complex of machairodont morphologies, to the current views favouring the canine shear-bite model and a mosaic evolution of anatomical features are provided.
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Giant short-faced bears (Arctodus simus) in Pleistocene Florida USA, a substantial range extension

TL;DR: In this article, two Pleistocene records of A. simus representing a minimum of three individuals from the Withlacoochee River drainage of central Florida are reported, substantially extending the distribut...
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Late Pleistocene large mammal faunal dynamics from inland southern California: The Diamond Valley Lake local fauna

TL;DR: The Diamond Valley Lake local fauna from southwestern Riverside County, California is characterized by a classic suite of well-preserved late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean NALMA) vertebrates including over 100,000 identifiable fossils representing more than 105 vertebrate, invertebrate and plant taxa from 2646 localities as discussed by the authors.
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New radiocarbon dates for Columbian mammoth and Mexican horse from southern Alberta and the Lateglacial regional fauna

TL;DR: New radiocarbon dates on Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) and Mexican horse (Equus conversidens) specimens from southern Alberta are 10,930±100 BP and 10,870±45 years BP, respectively as discussed by the authors.