Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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Page 245
... modern Mellivora capensis , but the specimens were categorized according to relative size . The Sea Harvest braincase ( S 787 ) is that of an immature individual with all the skull sutures unfused . It compares in size to the braincase ...
... modern Mellivora capensis , but the specimens were categorized according to relative size . The Sea Harvest braincase ( S 787 ) is that of an immature individual with all the skull sutures unfused . It compares in size to the braincase ...
Page 260
... modern species was available for comparative purposes . However , since the nature of the changes undergone by locally occurring fossil populations of this species is apparently essentially similar to those of other species ( e.g. Canis ...
... modern species was available for comparative purposes . However , since the nature of the changes undergone by locally occurring fossil populations of this species is apparently essentially similar to those of other species ( e.g. Canis ...
Page 354
... modern representatives of the freshwater group ( A2 ) differ in that the former includes one , and possibly two giant species , while there is only a single , relatively small otter in the modern fauna . Modern Aonyx capensis includes ...
... modern representatives of the freshwater group ( A2 ) differ in that the former includes one , and possibly two giant species , while there is only a single , relatively small otter in the modern fauna . Modern Aonyx capensis includes ...
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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