Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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... extant , although the varieties represented often differed in certain respects ( e.g. size ) from their extant counterparts . The only extinct genera recorded ( Pelorovis , Megalotragus ) are giant forms which are regarded as highly ...
... extant , although the varieties represented often differed in certain respects ( e.g. size ) from their extant counterparts . The only extinct genera recorded ( Pelorovis , Megalotragus ) are giant forms which are regarded as highly ...
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... extant counterparts , although all the Pleistocene varieties do differ in some respects from those which are still extant . The three most commonly represented local species , V. chama , C. mesomelas and L. pictus , form a complementary ...
... extant counterparts , although all the Pleistocene varieties do differ in some respects from those which are still extant . The three most commonly represented local species , V. chama , C. mesomelas and L. pictus , form a complementary ...
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... extant genera recorded in southern Africa are Ictonyx , Poecilogale , Mellivora , Aonyx and Lutra and each is represented by only a single species . This family is also poorly represented in the African fossil record and the mustelids ...
... extant genera recorded in southern Africa are Ictonyx , Poecilogale , Mellivora , Aonyx and Lutra and each is represented by only a single species . This family is also poorly represented in the African fossil record and the mustelids ...
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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