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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.read more
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A perspective on mammal biodiversity and zoogeography in the Late Pleistocene of México
TL;DR: The current distribution of several groups of mammal species can be explained in part as an effect of Pleistocene glaciations, but the particular dynamic mechanism remains largely unknown due to lack of detailed data.
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Assessing behavior in extinct animals: was Smilodon social?
TL;DR: This paper will rebut assertions of sociality in Smilodon by noting that cats use metabolic reserves to heal quickly without feeding, and dehydration is a more profound limitation than starvation as prey carcasses only provide a quarter of necessary water.
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Escape gaits of white-tailed deer, mule deer and their hybrids: gaits observed and patterns of limb coordination
TL;DR: The consistency of white-tail, mule deer and FI hybrid gaits indicates that these patterns have a strong genetic basis and could have evolved in response to different selective pressures.
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Late Quaternary chronology and extinction of North American giant short-faced bears (Arctodus simus)
TL;DR: In this paper, eight new AMS radiocarbon dates on giant short-faced bears (Arctodus simus ) from the contiguous United States are reported, and previously published dates from across North America are reviewed and discussed.
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Phylogeography of striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in North America: Pleistocene dispersal and contemporary population structure
TL;DR: It appears that periodic Pleistocene glacial expansions and retreats caused a series of range expansions and secondary contact events in this native North American species to create a complex pattern of population structure today.