Were there pack-hunting canids in the Tertiary, and how can we know?

From: Paleobiology | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Andersson, Ki | Copyright information

Abstract.-Communal hunting allows some modern canids to catch large and powerful prey. As opposed to felids, for example, Recent canids have a limited ability to grapple and subdue prey by using their forelimbs. Instead, they engage in sustained pursuit predation and the success rate during this activity typically increases with the number of individuals participating in the hunt. Clearly, such behaviors do not fossilize directly and have to be inferred from anatomy. This paper focuses on how...

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