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1 ) The skull of Erythrosuchus africanus bears many features common to early , presumably carnivorous , archosaurs : it is relatively tall and narrow , and possesses an antorbital fenestra and fossa and recurved , serrated teeth .
1 ) The skull of Erythrosuchus africanus bears many features common to early , presumably carnivorous , archosaurs : it is relatively tall and narrow , and possesses an antorbital fenestra and fossa and recurved , serrated teeth .
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The neural spines are long narrow blades with narrow ' spine tables ' . In an isolated , possibly last , dorsal vertebra ( Fig . 24E ) from the smaller - sized material belonging to BMNH R3592 , the anterior neural arch pits are absent ...
The neural spines are long narrow blades with narrow ' spine tables ' . In an isolated , possibly last , dorsal vertebra ( Fig . 24E ) from the smaller - sized material belonging to BMNH R3592 , the anterior neural arch pits are absent ...
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The narrow funnel - like umbilicus ( about 13 per cent of the shell diameter ) has a steeply sloping , flat umbilical wall that grades into the subrounded shoulder . Broad , moderately convex flanks converge markedly to the narrow ...
The narrow funnel - like umbilicus ( about 13 per cent of the shell diameter ) has a steeply sloping , flat umbilical wall that grades into the subrounded shoulder . Broad , moderately convex flanks converge markedly to the narrow ...
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| Title | Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 110 Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Contributor | South African Museum |
| Publisher | The Museum, 2003 |
| Original from | University of California, Berkeley |
| Digitized | 26 Jan 2016 |
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