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Scientists examine four different possible future worlds and how each would pose immense challenges to the big cats of today.
National Geographic Wild (Over 750,000 views)
The Brain Scoop produced by the Field Museum. Emily Graslie interviews Larisa DeSantis & Bruce Patterson regarding their research on Tsavo lions.
The Brain Scoop (Over 400,000 Views)
Sabertooth Cats, Cougars, and More
Discoveries at Rancho La Brea, American Lions, Sabertooth cats, and dire wolves, oh my! Produced by Vanderbilt University.
Cougars may have survived extinction 12,000 years ago because they were not picky eaters. Produced by Vanderbilt University.
An analysis of the microscopic wear on the teeth of the legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo." Produced by Vanderbilt University. Our RESULTS!
Climate change is one of society's grandest challenges. To best understand how future climate change will impact biotic organisms, we can use fossils.
Odis talks with mammal researcher, Larisa DeSantis, about her love of paleontology growing up near the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.
Australia’s Ancient and Modern Marsupials
Changes in the diets of Australian megafauna indicates that climate change was a driver of extinction. Produced by Vanderbilt University.
Paleontologist studies the teeth of ancient and modern mammals to determine how their diets changed. Produced by Vanderbilt University.
Journey & Mentors
Vanderbilt paleontologist Larisa DeSantis' 1989 meeting with Pres. George H. W. Bush instilled in her a sense of responsibility to achieve and be a role mode.
Rebels, Scholars, Explorers. Women in Vertebrate Paleontology. Short about DeSantis.
Rebels, Scholars, Explorers. Women in Vertebrate Paleontology by Annalisa Berta / Susan Turner Johns Hopkins Press
Select Science PodCasts
Learn about why cougars and coyotes outlived dire wolves and saber-toothed cats.
Advocating for Sound Science
To The Point
Academic Freedom versus Science, Hosted by Warren Olney on April 10, 2012. Guests include Larisa DeSantis, David Fowler, Edward Larson, and Josh Rosenau.
Clarence Darrow (L) and William Jennings Bryan (R) during the Scopes Trial in 1925 (From KCRW Webpage)
Examples of News Media
Expert Quotes (Commentary on other Studies)
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Danielle Dufault/Royal Ontario Museum
"Bone-Crushing" Dogs Left Evidence in Their Poop
Scientific America
This Saber-Toothed Cat Mingled with Modern Humans
National Geographic
Why is Australia so weird?
Red Orbit
News Media Featuring our Research
Only one example is listed per study (not comprehensive)
Not all saber-toothed animals were predators, fossils reveal
National Geographic
How a Saber-Tooth Marsupial Blinded Us With Its Bite
New York Times
Un mamífero inesperado arroja datos sorprendentes sobre la vida de nuestros ancestros
RPP Noticias (via Europa Press)
At the Ice Age Salad Bar
Scientific American
Black Gold
The Economist
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