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Page 78
The deposits mined in ' C ' and ' E ' Quarries are referred to as the ' Varswater ore
- body ' , and are quite distinct from those in the Baard's Quarry area . The
superficial appearance and physical character of the Varswater and Baard's
Quarry ...
The deposits mined in ' C ' and ' E ' Quarries are referred to as the ' Varswater ore
- body ' , and are quite distinct from those in the Baard's Quarry area . The
superficial appearance and physical character of the Varswater and Baard's
Quarry ...
Page 94
This specimen is comparable in all observable respects to the mandible of the
extant Mellivora capensis , but owing to the fragmentary nature of the fossil
specimen it is only tentatively referred to this species . Three associated upper
teeth ( L ...
This specimen is comparable in all observable respects to the mandible of the
extant Mellivora capensis , but owing to the fragmentary nature of the fossil
specimen it is only tentatively referred to this species . Three associated upper
teeth ( L ...
Page 122
It is referred to as the ' basal marker ' . The presence of fish remains with those of
terrestrial vertebrates suggests that horizon i was laid down under water ,
perhaps in an estuary or lagoon . On the west wall of the quarry in areas Si and
S2 a ...
It is referred to as the ' basal marker ' . The presence of fish remains with those of
terrestrial vertebrates suggests that horizon i was laid down under water ,
perhaps in an estuary or lagoon . On the west wall of the quarry in areas Si and
S2 a ...
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Contents
Introduction I | 2 |
Origin of the South African Clinidae | 105 |
PENRITH M | 119 |
Copyright | |
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anal anterior appear base beds body Boonstra Broom Cape Caudal clingfishes Clinidae Clinus closely coast collected Colouring common crest dark depth described Description developed dicynodonts disc distance distribution dorsal fin dorsal spines Durban east edge extending False Bay fauna figure fishes fossils fourth front genera genus Gilchrist & Thompson head length horizon included intertidal Intromittent organ known Lateral line lips lower Lystrosaurus margins material membrane Mouth muscle Museum nasal notch occur opening orbits origin pair palatal Pavoclinus pectoral pelvic placed Pleistocene Point pores possible posterior present Quarry range rays recorded referred region represented ridge rounded rows scales separate short similar single skull Smith snout South African South African Museum species specimens standard length surface tail teeth tentacle third thorns upper usually ventral zone
Bibliographic information
| Title | Annals of the South African Museum, Volumes 55-56 Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Author | South African Museum |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Feb 2009 |
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