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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (mammalia)

Serge LegendreClaudia Roth

subject

CarnivoraZoologyBiologyCarnivoreGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesBody weightCarnassialCarnassial tooth

description

The correlation between the lower carnassial crown area and the body weight is examined for modern carnivores. It is very high, but the ursids and felids show a relationship different from the other carnivore families. Some exceptions are discussed. The possibility of predicting body weight for fossils is given.

https://doi.org/10.1080/08912968809386468