Evolution of hypercarnivory: the effect of specialization on morphological and taxonomic diversity

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Variability and correlations in carnivore crania and dentition (2005, background): “Likewise, felid lower carnassials are always shaped for meat-slicing throughout their length, with a relative blade length of 1 (Van Valkenburgh 1989; Holliday & Steppan 2004).”
Constraint and adaptation in the evolution of carnivoran skull shape (2011, background): “…irreversibility of evolution, because if the structures lost (i.e., the post-carnassial molars) are not recoverable, then the only possible change would be toward continued loss (Holliday and Steppan 2004), although some exceptions have been achieved in carnivores (Werdelin 1987b; Finarelli 2008).”
Long in the tooth: evolution of sabertooth cat cranial shape (2008, background): “…Felinae is homogeneous compared to the diversity seen in other carnivoran families such as canids or viverrids (Martin 1980; Radinsky 1981; Van Valkenburgh and Koepfli 1993), and this probably reflects their extreme adaptations to hypercarnivory (Van Valkenburgh 1988; Holliday and Steppan 2004).”
The Evolution of Extreme Hypercarnivory in Metriorhynchidae (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) Based on Evidence from Microscopic Denticle Morphology (2010, background): “These factors, along with tooth crown morphology, and presence of true serrations and a keel, are consistent with a hypercarnivorous diet (i.e., composed at least 70% by meat; Van Valkenburgh, 1988, 2007; Holliday and Steppan, 2004).”