UC Berkeley feline fossil find sheds new light on evolution of saber-toothed cats

University of California, Berkeley researchers studying fossils found in a museum collection are now helping to clarify how large-fanged felines evolved. It is raising new questions about why saber-toothed cats developed the way they did. A misidentified skull in the American Museum of Natural History in New York prompted new speculation and research. The fossil […] The post UC Berkeley feline fossil find sheds new light on evolution of saber-toothed cats appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, UC Berkeley feline fossil find sheds new light on evolution of saber-toothed cats, University of California, Berkeley researchers studying fossils found in a museum collection are now helping to clarify how large-fanged felines evolved. It is raising new questions about why saber-toothed cats developed the way they did. A misidentified skull in the American Museum of Natural History in New York prompted new speculation and research. The fossil […] The post UC Berkeley feline fossil find sheds new light on evolution of saber-toothed cats appeared first on Local News Matters .

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