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Open AccessThe Quaternary lions of Ukraine and a trend of decreasing size in Panthera spelaea
The fossil record of the cave lion, Panthera spelaea, suggests a gradual decrease in body size, the process peaking just before the extinction of the species at the end of the Late Pleistocene. Such an evolutiona...
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Feeding Patterns and Management of Dogs and Chickens from Ancient to Medieval Sites of Ukraine: A Stable Isotope Analysis
In an attempt to have a glimpse at the past trophic relationships of human-dependent animals, particularly those that were able to receive or find food of different origins, we applied bone collagen stable iso...
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Composition of the canid auditory bulla and a new look at the evolution of carnivoran entotympanics
The higher carnivoran taxa significantly differ in the morphology of the auditory bulla, but little is known about its non-ectotympanic elements and their contribution to phylogenetically informative bullar ch...
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Brainy stuff of long-gone dogs: a reappraisal of the supposed Canis endocranial cast from the Pliocene of Poland
The pre-Quaternary fossil record of Canis in the Old World is scarce, and the first appearance of this genus in Europe remains an enigma. Amongst the oldest fossils assigned to this genus, there is a natural cast...