Table 1 Niche width proportion of Thylacosmilus atrox concerning Smilodon fatalis and Smilodon populator

From: No evidence for niche competition in the extinction of the South American saber-tooth species

Bioclimatic

Smilodon fatalis

Smilodon populator

Mean temperature of warmest quarter

1.16

0.71

Mean temperature of coldest quarter

0.31

0.41

Mean precipitation of wettest quarter

0.43

0.33

Mean precipitation of driest quarter

0.60

0.52

  1. Values higher than 1 indicate that the climatic niche of T. atrox was wider.
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