Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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... vertebrate fossils in the phosphatic deposits at Langebaanweg , 105 km north- north - west of Cape Town ( Singer & Hooijer 1958 ) . The deposits at this locality have yielded the largest and most important assemblage of Pliocene vertebrates ...
... vertebrate fossils in the phosphatic deposits at Langebaanweg , 105 km north- north - west of Cape Town ( Singer & Hooijer 1958 ) . The deposits at this locality have yielded the largest and most important assemblage of Pliocene vertebrates ...
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... vertebrate activity . Consequently , although the Langebaanweg River was still discharging sediment into the area , very few vertebrate fossils were incorporated into the accumulating deposits . Bed 3b is easily distinguished from the ...
... vertebrate activity . Consequently , although the Langebaanweg River was still discharging sediment into the area , very few vertebrate fossils were incorporated into the accumulating deposits . Bed 3b is easily distinguished from the ...
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... vertebrates occurring in the Bed 2 deposits . This is possibly due to the fact that such skeletons are more readily ... vertebrate remains being added to the accumulating deposits , in the same way that the larger carnivores contributed ...
... vertebrates occurring in the Bed 2 deposits . This is possibly due to the fact that such skeletons are more readily ... vertebrate remains being added to the accumulating deposits , in the same way that the larger carnivores contributed ...
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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