Evolution of the extinct Sabretooths and the American cheetah-like cat

@article{Barnett2005EvolutionOT,
  title={Evolution of the extinct Sabretooths and the American cheetah-like cat},
  author={Ross Barnett and Ian Barnes and Matthew J. Phillips and Larry D. Martin and Charles R. Harington and Jennifer A. Leonard and Alan Cooper},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2005},
  volume={15},
  pages={R589-R590}
}
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