Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 59South African Museum, 1971 - Natural history |
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Page 72
... pinniped classification , stated that the formal taxon order Pinnipedia has been aban- doned . As here used , the order Pinnipedia contains three families : Odobenidae , the walruses ; Otariidae , the sealions ; and Phocidae , the true ...
... pinniped classification , stated that the formal taxon order Pinnipedia has been aban- doned . As here used , the order Pinnipedia contains three families : Odobenidae , the walruses ; Otariidae , the sealions ; and Phocidae , the true ...
Page 101
... pinniped distribu- tion and water temperatures , and thus also ocean currents . It is to be expected that pinnipeds undertaking long migrations would follow prevailing ocean currents , not only because these would facilitate long - term ...
... pinniped distribu- tion and water temperatures , and thus also ocean currents . It is to be expected that pinnipeds undertaking long migrations would follow prevailing ocean currents , not only because these would facilitate long - term ...
Page 108
... pinniped subfamilies . The Otariinae and Arctocephalinae , which are taken by some to be a single subfamily ( Mitchell 1968 ) , have essentially similar distributions , with the eastern Pacific shorelines providing the closest links ...
... pinniped subfamilies . The Otariinae and Arctocephalinae , which are taken by some to be a single subfamily ( Mitchell 1968 ) , have essentially similar distributions , with the eastern Pacific shorelines providing the closest links ...
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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