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Scott J. (2004). "Evolution of
hypercarnivory: the
effect of
specialization on
morphological and
taxonomic diversity"...
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smaller than in
other gulonines. Overall, the
teeth are
adapted for
hypercarnivory. Samuels,
Joshua X.; Bredehoeft,
Keila E.; Wallace,
Steven C. (2018)...
-
selection for
larger size (Cope's rule) that lead to
hypercarnivory dietary specialization.
Hypercarnivory leads to
increased vulnerability to extinction....
- They are
grouped into
three categories:
mesocarnivory (50–70% meat),
hypercarnivory (70% and
greater of meat), and
hypocarnivory (50% or less of meat)....
- and
crushing meat.
Thaumastocyonines were the most
specialized for
hypercarnivory,
emphasizing m****ive blade-like carn****ials at the
expense of the rest...
- of the
genus saw an
increase in body m**** and a
greater adaption to
hypercarnivory in
their dental morphology. A
tooth referable to
Thylacinus was collected...
- Theropoda) is not a
transitional form
along the
evolution of
dromaeosaurid hypercarnivory.”
PeerJ vol. 8 e8672. 25 Feb. 2020, doi:10.7717/peerj.8672 Czerkas,...
-
genus Thylacinus showed an
increase in body and
increased adaptation to
hypercarnivory.
Cladogram after Rovinsky et al. (2019): Long, J.A.; Archer, M. (2002)...
- Valkenburgh, B.; Wang, X.; Damuth, J. (October 2004). "Cope's Rule,
Hypercarnivory, and
Extinction in
North American Canids". Science. 306 (#5693): 101–104...
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Sauropodomorpha and Herrerasauridae.
Amongst other things this
would require hypercarnivory to have
evolved independently for
Theropoda and Herrerasauridae. This...
