Evolution Soup

SABERTOOTH EMPIRE - Smilodon & Ancient Big Cats ~ with LARISA DESANTIS

September 13, 2022 Mark @evolution_soup Season 5 Episode 5
Evolution Soup
SABERTOOTH EMPIRE - Smilodon & Ancient Big Cats ~ with LARISA DESANTIS
Show Notes Chapter Markers

DR LARISA DESANTIS is a conservation biologist at Vanderbilt University and vertebrate paleontologist in the department of biological sciences. Larisa studies fossil mammals as a way of determining how they responded to ancient climate change.

MARK from Evolution Soup talks all things sabertooth cat with Larisa, delving into the various species that boast impressive sabers, how we know what they ate ... and why they went extinct.

#sabertooth #bigcats #smilodon


Original YouTube Video Interview: https://bit.ly/3qChXri


LINKS FOR LARISA DESANTIS:


SITE: The DeSantis DREAM Lab - https://www.desantislab.com/

RESEARCHGATE: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Larisa-Desantis-2

TWITTER: DeSantis DREAM Lab https://twitter.com/desantislab (@DeSantisLab)

Ted Talk 'Our Ancient Past is the Key to Our Future': https://bit.ly/2RDlvuT


SEE ALSO:

Bone Clones, Inc. - Osteological Reproductions: https://boneclones.com

Vanderbilt University: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ (Nashville TN)

Wild Life podcast: https://www.is.gd/8dDpbX




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