Comparing cranial biomechanics between Barbourofelis fricki and Smilodon fatalis: Is there a universal killing‐bite among saber‐toothed predators?

Keyphrases

• Skull 100%
• Smilodon Fatalis 100%
• Cranial Biomechanics 100%
• North America 33%
• Low Stress 33%
• Vertebrates 33%
• Mammalian Predators 33%
• Evolutionary History 33%
• Finite Element Analysis 33%
• Stab 33%
• Generalist 33%
• Bispecific T-cell Engager (BiTE) 33%
• Supporting Stress 33%
• Hunting Behavior 33%
• Miocene 33%
• Predatory Behavior 33%
• Morphological Specialization 33%
• Potential Variation 33%
• Ecological Specialization 33%
• Apex Predator 33%
• Upper Canines 33%
• Morphological Convergence 33%
• Sabertooth 33%

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

• Predation 100%
• Finite Element Analysis 100%

Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine

• Cat 100%
• Maxillary Canine 50%