Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1994 - Natural history |
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... Turnix is included among the fossils referred to the Rallidae , Phasianidae , or even Charadriiformes . The apparent scarcity of button - quails at Langebaanweg is thus to some extent probably an artefact . The fossil was compared with ...
... Turnix is included among the fossils referred to the Rallidae , Phasianidae , or even Charadriiformes . The apparent scarcity of button - quails at Langebaanweg is thus to some extent probably an artefact . The fossil was compared with ...
Page 58
... Turnix in palmar view ( x 3 ) . A. Turnix hottentotta nana ( CM 1160 ) . B. Fossil Turnix cf. T. hottentotta ( L43366A ) . C. Turnix sylvatica lepurana ( USNM 429079 ) . D - F . Leg elements of kingfishers ( x 4 ) . D. Distal end of ...
... Turnix in palmar view ( x 3 ) . A. Turnix hottentotta nana ( CM 1160 ) . B. Fossil Turnix cf. T. hottentotta ( L43366A ) . C. Turnix sylvatica lepurana ( USNM 429079 ) . D - F . Leg elements of kingfishers ( x 4 ) . D. Distal end of ...
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... ( Turnix ) and one of the kingfishers ( Halcyon ) are too poorly known to be certain of their specific relationships but are not very different from living taxa , whereas the remaining grebe ( Podiceps ) and king- fisher ( Ceryle ) belong ...
... ( Turnix ) and one of the kingfishers ( Halcyon ) are too poorly known to be certain of their specific relationships but are not very different from living taxa , whereas the remaining grebe ( Podiceps ) and king- fisher ( Ceryle ) belong ...
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12 Proximal width abbreviated anconal view BUTTON-QUAIL CAPE PROVINCE Cape Town capensis fossils CARPOMETACARPUS Ceryle sp chronological condyle Coraciiformes CORACOID dabchick Distal end EARLY PLIOCENE GREBES end of right FEMUR fossils from Langebaanweg Gastropoda Gruiformes Halcyon sp Halcyonidae Hendey holotype Humeri in anconal KINGFISHERS FROM SOUTH-WESTERN lacking proximal Langebaan Langebaanweg compared Leda Length 12 Proximal lineage Material Genus Member Bed 3aS minimum number modern species namacolus nigricollis number of individuals number of specimens Olson paratypes parentheses Pelletal Phosphorite Member Phosphorite Member Bed podiceps USNM Podicipedidae poggei posterior view provenance Early Pliocene Proximal width 12 punctuation Quartzose Sand Member references Remarks This specimen robust Roman numerals scientific name separate author's name shouldered italics skeletons South African Museum species of Halcyon specimens and minimum Storer Stratigraphic provenance Early subheadings are shouldered subspecies Tachybaptus ruficollis tarsometatarsus taxa Tibiotarsus total number trochlea Turnix hottentotta Varswater Formation volume number width 12 Distal