Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1994 - Natural history |
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... forms . The lack of endemism among African grebes contrasts rather markedly with South America or even Australia . Because none of the modern African grebes have differentiated at the specific level within Africa , it becomes of ...
... forms . The lack of endemism among African grebes contrasts rather markedly with South America or even Australia . Because none of the modern African grebes have differentiated at the specific level within Africa , it becomes of ...
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... forms was derived subsequent to the early Pliocene . Regardless , the dabchick seems to have been in South Africa for at least 5 million years , during which it shows no osteological changes . TABLE 1 Comparison of fossils from ...
... forms was derived subsequent to the early Pliocene . Regardless , the dabchick seems to have been in South Africa for at least 5 million years , during which it shows no osteological changes . TABLE 1 Comparison of fossils from ...
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... forms of that genus . It would appear to be from a species similar in size to that represented by the tarsometatarsus , and both are tentatively referred to the same species . This kingfisher was considerably larger than C. rudis but ...
... forms of that genus . It would appear to be from a species similar in size to that represented by the tarsometatarsus , and both are tentatively referred to the same species . This kingfisher was considerably larger than C. rudis but ...
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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