Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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Page 110
... skeleton is so well represented . Relatively little attention has previously been paid to the postcranial skeletons ... skeleton of H. abronia are touched upon , but attention is focused principally on the size of individual skeletal ...
... skeleton is so well represented . Relatively little attention has previously been paid to the postcranial skeletons ... skeleton of H. abronia are touched upon , but attention is focused principally on the size of individual skeletal ...
Page 176
... skeleton of the Langebaanweg Dinofelis compared with those of modern Panthera pardus and Acinonyx jubatus . Radius Tibia Fibula Ant.- Post . diam . Trans . diam . prox . prox . Ant.- Ant.- Trans . post . post . diam . Overall diam ...
... skeleton of the Langebaanweg Dinofelis compared with those of modern Panthera pardus and Acinonyx jubatus . Radius Tibia Fibula Ant.- Post . diam . Trans . diam . prox . prox . Ant.- Ant.- Trans . post . post . diam . Overall diam ...
Page 349
... skeletons of large mammals suffered post - mortem dis- turbance and were not necessarily preserved in their entirety . In this instance dismemberment of the skeleton was at least partly due to the activities of carnivores . A crushed ...
... skeletons of large mammals suffered post - mortem dis- turbance and were not necessarily preserved in their entirety . In this instance dismemberment of the skeleton was at least partly due to the activities of carnivores . A crushed ...
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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