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Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia. / Lopatin, A. V.; Sotnikova, M. V.; Klimovsky, A. I. et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 14, No. 1, 28016, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia
AU - Lopatin, A. V.
AU - Sotnikova, M. V.
AU - Klimovsky, A. I.
AU - Lavrov, A. V.
AU - Protopopov, A. V.
AU - Gimranov, D. O.
AU - Parkhomchuk, E. V.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - he frozen mummy of the large felid cub was found in the Upper Pleistocene permafrost on the Badyarikha River (Indigirka River basin) in the northeast of Yakutia, Russia. The study of the specimen appearance showed its significant differences from a modern lion cub of similar age (three weeks) in the unusual shape of the muzzle with a large mouth opening and small ears, the very massive neck region, the elongated forelimbs, and the dark coat color. Tomographic analysis of the mummy skull revealed the features characteristic of Machairodontinae and of the genus Homotherium. For the first time in the history of paleontology, the appearance of an extinct mammal that has no analogues in the modern fauna has been studied.
AB - he frozen mummy of the large felid cub was found in the Upper Pleistocene permafrost on the Badyarikha River (Indigirka River basin) in the northeast of Yakutia, Russia. The study of the specimen appearance showed its significant differences from a modern lion cub of similar age (three weeks) in the unusual shape of the muzzle with a large mouth opening and small ears, the very massive neck region, the elongated forelimbs, and the dark coat color. Tomographic analysis of the mummy skull revealed the features characteristic of Machairodontinae and of the genus Homotherium. For the first time in the history of paleontology, the appearance of an extinct mammal that has no analogues in the modern fauna has been studied.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41598-024-79546-1
DO - 10.1038/s41598-024-79546-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 39543377
VL - 14
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
SN - 2045-2322
IS - 1
M1 - 28016
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