Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 59South African Museum, 1971 - Natural history |
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... families , 10 have a carnivorous dentition and 7 are herbivorous , with the adaptations showing a quite remarkable diversity . In the primitive pelycosaurs the tooth row is long and consists of simple pointed teeth . In the maxilla a ...
... families , 10 have a carnivorous dentition and 7 are herbivorous , with the adaptations showing a quite remarkable diversity . In the primitive pelycosaurs the tooth row is long and consists of simple pointed teeth . In the maxilla a ...
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... families it is both shortened and pushed backwards by the enlarged palatal process of the premaxilla . Only in the therocephalian families is a well - developed suborbital fenestra present . Only in the Eotitanosuchidae , Gorgonopsia ...
... families it is both shortened and pushed backwards by the enlarged palatal process of the premaxilla . Only in the therocephalian families is a well - developed suborbital fenestra present . Only in the Eotitanosuchidae , Gorgonopsia ...
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... families and the titanosuchids and tapinocephalids . We may commence by attempting to give a picture of the diversity exhibited in the structure of the girdles and limbs in these early therapsids . In the hipposaurids the procoracoid ...
... families and the titanosuchids and tapinocephalids . We may commence by attempting to give a picture of the diversity exhibited in the structure of the girdles and limbs in these early therapsids . In the hipposaurids the procoracoid ...
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Adam & Rees Africa Agriotherium ant.post Ant.transv anteriorly bicornis biserial bones burnupi CALIFOR canines Cape capensis Ceratotherium praecox coast cusps dentary dentition developed diameter Dicynodontia Dinocephalia distal dorsal dorsal arms early therapsids ectoloph elongated Endothiodontidae enlarged female figs foramen fossil genus Gorgonopsia Hemisepius HENDEY hieronis holotype Hooijer Hydrurga incisors Indarctos inner cone joubini Langebaanweg larvae lateral Leptonychotes Lobodon male mantle margin Massy median medisinus molars monachine Monachus Natal ossified outer cone papillata Parapapio pelycosaurs Permian phocids phragmocone Phthinosuchus pigmentation pinniped Pleistocene Pliocene Post.transv postcanines posteriorly postorbital premaxilla primitive Prionodelphis Protective membranes protocone proximal quadriserial Relative dimensions Robson rows seals Sepia Sepiidae shell simoniana simum skull South African Museum species specimen sphenacodonts squamosal standard length striated zone subequal suckers surface TABLE teeth temporal fenestra Tentacular club therapsids Therocephalia Titanosuchidae Trachurus transverse typica upper ventral arm ventral views vermiculata width