Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1994 - Natural history |
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... skeletons of Turnix sylvatica lepurana ( USNM 429078 , 429079 , 430658 ) and 1 skeleton of T. hot- tentotta nana ( CM 1160 ) were examined . Representative skeletons of each of the species of Halcyonidae mentioned were all from the USNM ...
... skeletons of Turnix sylvatica lepurana ( USNM 429078 , 429079 , 430658 ) and 1 skeleton of T. hot- tentotta nana ( CM 1160 ) were examined . Representative skeletons of each of the species of Halcyonidae mentioned were all from the USNM ...
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... skeleton in the Turnicidae presents a mosaic of unique characters and those of several other orders . It is not unlikely , therefore , that more material of Turnix is included among the fossils referred to the Rallidae , Phasianidae ...
... skeleton in the Turnicidae presents a mosaic of unique characters and those of several other orders . It is not unlikely , therefore , that more material of Turnix is included among the fossils referred to the Rallidae , Phasianidae ...
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... skeleton of Turnix hottentotta nana from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History , Pittsburgh ( CM ) . For comments on the manuscript I thank R. Brooke , T. Crowe , Q. B. Hendey , and C. Mourer - Chauviré . P. Haarhoff also provided ...
... skeleton of Turnix hottentotta nana from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History , Pittsburgh ( CM ) . For comments on the manuscript I thank R. Brooke , T. Crowe , Q. B. Hendey , and C. Mourer - Chauviré . P. Haarhoff also provided ...
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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