Subchondral defects resembling osteochondrosis dissecans in joint surfaces of the extinct saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis and dire wolf Aenocyon dirus (IMAGE)

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Subchondral defects resembling osteochondrosis dissecans in joint surfaces of the extinct saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis and dire wolf Aenocyon dirus

Caption

Detail from a 1911 illustration of a saber-toothed cat in the La Brea Tar Pits.

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Robert Bruce Horsfall & Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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