The Skeletal Key (IMAGE)

Brown University

The Skeletal Key

Caption

The elbow joint of the thylacine and the modern tiger, top, is wider and more rectangular than the dog-like wolf and fox, bottom, which are more toward the square. This suggests different styles of catching and subduing prey, cat-like or dog-like.

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Borja Figueirido (specimens from the American Museum of Natural History)

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