Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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... Pleistocene when there was a general lowering of world temperatures , there was apparently a shift towards the Equator of the world's climatic zones . In the south - western Cape the most obvious effect of such a shift would have been ...
... Pleistocene when there was a general lowering of world temperatures , there was apparently a shift towards the Equator of the world's climatic zones . In the south - western Cape the most obvious effect of such a shift would have been ...
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... Pleistocene mammals is far from complete . Those few species from Baard's Quarry which are regarded as Pleistocene in age , probably date from the earlier part of this epoch . Otherwise it is the Elandsfontein fauna which includes the ...
... Pleistocene mammals is far from complete . Those few species from Baard's Quarry which are regarded as Pleistocene in age , probably date from the earlier part of this epoch . Otherwise it is the Elandsfontein fauna which includes the ...
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... Pleistocene is still not accounted for , although mention was made earlier of possible environmental controls . Carnivores are not usually as influenced by environmental changes as herbivores , but since berries and fruits form part of ...
... Pleistocene is still not accounted for , although mention was made earlier of possible environmental controls . Carnivores are not usually as influenced by environmental changes as herbivores , but since berries and fruits form part of ...
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SOUTHWESTERN CAPE PROVINCE | 2 |
Modern mammals of the southwestern Cape Province | 8 |
Fossil mammal occurrences in the southwestern Cape Province | 22 |
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abronia accessory cusp Aonyx apparently assemblage Baard's Quarry Bed 3a belong Bone Circle braincase buccal canine Canis mesomelas Cape lion capensis caracal carnassials carnivores chama cheekteeth comparative series conspecific Cornelian crocuta dentition deposits diam DIEGO differences Dimensions Dinofelis distal end Elandsfontein Ewer extant fauna Felis Florisian fossil Genetta Hendey Herpestes Holocene holotype Hyaena Hyaena brunnea Hyaenictis hyaenid individual Kurtén Langebaanweg Langebaanweg species larger late Pliocene lineage M₁ machairodont Machairodus Makapanian mammals mandible mandibular fragment material maxillary fragment Maximum antero-posterior diameter Maximum transverse diameter Megantereon Melkbos Mellivora metaconid modern species modern specimens mungo occurrences P₁ P₂ Panthera leo parastyle pardus Percrocuta Pleistocene Pliocene postcranial posterior preforfex premolars present protocone proximal end Quaternary region relatively represented respect Sea Harvest serval similar skeleton skull smaller South African southern Africa Subfamily Suricata Swartklip Table talonid teeth terblanchei tooth vertebrate Viverra viverrid Vulpes