Saber-Tooth Cats and Dire Wolves Suffered from Osteochondrosis, New Study Shows

Skeletal disease may hamper the behavior of large predators both living and extinct. In new research, paleontologists from Evidensia Academy and the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum investigated the prevalence of osteochondrosis dissecans, a developmental bone disease affecting the joints, in two Ice Age predators: the saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis) and the dire wolf […]
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