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Pleistocene Mammals of North America
Bjorn Kurten,Elaine Anderson +1 more
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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.read more
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Faunal record identifies Bering isthmus conditions as constraint to end-Pleistocene migration to the New World.
Meirav Meiri,Adrian M. Lister,Matthew J. Collins,Noreen Tuross,Ted Goebel,Simon Blockley,Grant D. Zazula,Nienke L. van Doorn,R. Dale Guthrie,Gennady G. Boeskorov,Gennady F. Baryshnikov,Andrei Sher,Ian Barnes,Ian Barnes +13 more
TL;DR: A combination of ancient DNA, 14C dating, hydrogen and oxygen isotopes, and collagen sequencing is used to explore the colonization history of one of the few other large mammals to have successfully migrated into the Americas at this time: the North American elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis).
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What size were Arctodus simus and Ursus spelaeus (Carnivora: Ursidae)?
TL;DR: Body masses of the giant short-faced bear and the cave bear were calculated with equations based on a long-bone dimensions:body mass proportion ratio ratio in extant carnivores, finding that large Arctodus specimens considerably exceeded even the largest extant ursids in mass.
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Landscapes and Climate in Prehistory: Interactions of Wildlife, Man, and Fire
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the behavior of animals as a major force in the formation of landscapes, especially their trophic habits, which is more than a simple function of geological, geomorphological, climatic, and botanical parameters.
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Are black bears a factor in the restoration of North American grizzly bear populations
TL;DR: This paper assess the potential for American black bears (Ursus americanus) to limit the growth of colonizing or severely reduced grizzly bear populations in the North Cascade, Selkirk, Cabinet-Yaak, and Bitterroot recovery areas of the USA and Canada.
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Macroevolution and the fossil record.
TL;DR: New evidence is described that strengthens the verdict of the test of adaptive radiation in favor of the punctuational model, which is motivated by statements of earlier workers that the fossil record's testimony is equivocal.