Tyrants of the Cenozoic: Evolution of Bone-Crushing Hyenas and Dogs
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
VERTEBRATES
CLOSE RELATIVES
DISTANT RELATIVES
MODERN HYAENAS
HUNTERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT
JAW MUSCULATURE
ENAMEL MICROSTRUCTURE
SPOTTED HYAENA
DOMED FOREHEAD
BITE FORCE
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
BEHAVIORAL CLUES
BONE CRACKING CAPABILITY
CONVERGENT EVOLUTION
BOROPHAGINE DOGS
INDEPENDENT SPECIALIZATION
MACROEVOLUTIONARY RATCHET
WOOLLY HYAENAS?
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