Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 59South African Museum, 1971 - Natural history |
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... temporal fenestra ? The temporal fenestrae of the pelycosaurs lie mainly laterally in the cheeks and are separated from one another by a broad flat intertemporal skull table . In the pelycosaurs the original capiti - mandibularis has ...
... temporal fenestra ? The temporal fenestrae of the pelycosaurs lie mainly laterally in the cheeks and are separated from one another by a broad flat intertemporal skull table . In the pelycosaurs the original capiti - mandibularis has ...
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... temporal fossa . The rim of the fenestra thus lies lateral to the area of origin , i.e. the more fibrous part of the temporal muscle , and any bulging of the muscle mass on contraction could hardly have occurred through the fenestra ...
... temporal fossa . The rim of the fenestra thus lies lateral to the area of origin , i.e. the more fibrous part of the temporal muscle , and any bulging of the muscle mass on contraction could hardly have occurred through the fenestra ...
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... temporal region from the primitive pelycosaur condition . The temporal fenestra is greatly enlarged . The fore - aft diameter is uniquely lengthened due to the anterior position of the orbit accompanied by the slenderness of the ...
... temporal region from the primitive pelycosaur condition . The temporal fenestra is greatly enlarged . The fore - aft diameter is uniquely lengthened due to the anterior position of the orbit accompanied by the slenderness of the ...
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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