New Cat Species Discovered in Museum Collection is Probably Already Extinct

New Cat Species Discovered in Museum Collection is Probably Already Extinct

“Currently, 11 felid species are identified in Latin America,” said Pontificia Universidad Javeriana researcher Manuel Ruiz-García and his colleagues. “Eight of them form a monophyletic group named the ocelot lineage.” “This lineage includes the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), the margay (Leopardus wiedii), the Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita), the Pampas or colocolo cat (Leopardus colocola), the kodkod […]

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Saber-Tooth Cats and Dire Wolves Suffered from Osteochondrosis, New Study Shows

Saber-Tooth Cats and Dire Wolves Suffered from Osteochondrosis, New Study Shows

Skeletal disease may hamper the behavior of large predators both living and extinct. In new research, paleontologists from Evidensia Academy and the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum investigated the prevalence of osteochondrosis dissecans, a developmental bone disease affecting the joints, in two Ice Age predators: the saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis) and the dire wolf […]

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