Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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Page 117
... ratios which contrast fore- and hindlimb elements ( i.e. the femoro - humeral , tibio - radial and inter- membral indices ) . TABLE 21 Limb segment ratios in some carnivores . Humero- Femoro- Femoro- Tibio- Inter- n radial humeral ...
... ratios which contrast fore- and hindlimb elements ( i.e. the femoro - humeral , tibio - radial and inter- membral indices ) . TABLE 21 Limb segment ratios in some carnivores . Humero- Femoro- Femoro- Tibio- Inter- n radial humeral ...
Page 213
... ratios of both the modern C. adustus and C. mesomelas series , but not with the ratios of specimens from the Bone Circle , Swartklip and Sea Harvest . Conse- quently , a distinction between pre - Florisian and Florisian forms of C ...
... ratios of both the modern C. adustus and C. mesomelas series , but not with the ratios of specimens from the Bone Circle , Swartklip and Sea Harvest . Conse- quently , a distinction between pre - Florisian and Florisian forms of C ...
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... ratios were compared in order to determine the nature of changes in this respect . This ratio was found to be quite variable in the modern form , but , assuming that the fossil specimens represent fairly typical examples of their ...
... ratios were compared in order to determine the nature of changes in this respect . This ratio was found to be quite variable in the modern form , but , assuming that the fossil specimens represent fairly typical examples of their ...
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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