The data suggest a correlation between HSB type and feeding type, especially of zigzag HSB with ossiphagous feeding.
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Ossiphagous
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Felids are represented by 17 extant species, which cover nearly two orders of magnitude in body size, and hyaenids include the three ossiphagous species of this family.
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Werdelin [103 ] distinguishes two morphotypes among ossiphageous carnivores: the bone-crackers (e.g., spotted hyaenas), which break bones with their premolars, and bone-crushers (e.g., wolves) that break bones with their post-carnassial molars.
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