Antón stated extant phylogenetic bracketing (where the features of the closest extant relatives of a fossil taxon are used as reference) is the most reliable way of restoring life-appearance and the cat-like "Smilodon" restorations by Knight are therefore still accurate today.
Extant phylogenetic bracketing (where the features of the closest extant relatives of a fossil taxon are used as reference) is the most reliable way of restoring life-appearance-like "Smilodon". This was what Antón stated. Extant phylogenetic bracketing (where the features of the closest extant relatives of a fossil taxon are used as reference) is the most reliable way of restoring life-the cat-like "Smilodon". This was what Antón stated. Restorations by Knight are therefore still accurate today Smilodon.