Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 59, Issue 1The Museum, 1971 - Natural history |
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... canines and the right P3 were lost before fossilization , but their alveoli have been preserved . The remaining teeth are in relatively good condition . The morphology and size of both skull and teeth indicate that this was a young ...
... canines and the right P3 were lost before fossilization , but their alveoli have been preserved . The remaining teeth are in relatively good condition . The morphology and size of both skull and teeth indicate that this was a young ...
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... canine fossae are com- paratively well excavated . There are 4 to 5 infraorbital foramina on each side , opening separately just at the posterior end of the maxillary crests . The pre- maxilla protrudes considerably , indicating a well ...
... canine fossae are com- paratively well excavated . There are 4 to 5 infraorbital foramina on each side , opening separately just at the posterior end of the maxillary crests . The pre- maxilla protrudes considerably , indicating a well ...
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... canine fossae is nearly identical in both specimens . In the present cranium the orbits seem to be more flattened and the supra - orbital arcus more developed , resulting in a more conspicuous ophryonic groove . These features are ...
... canine fossae is nearly identical in both specimens . In the present cranium the orbits seem to be more flattened and the supra - orbital arcus more developed , resulting in a more conspicuous ophryonic groove . These features are ...
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alveolar alveoli ANTIQUUS FROM TAUNG archaeol arcus Australopithecinae Australopithecus africanus Background to evolution braincase breccia canine fossae Cape Province cave deposits cercopithecoid Chemeron Beds cranial degree of sexual described Papio differences distal cusps distinctly East African Elephantidae elongated evolution in Africa Faunal Span female skulls fossil Cercopithecoidea Freedman frontal genus Parapapio Haughton incisors indicating jugal arch Kanapoi Kenya Koobi Koobi Fora KURTÉN LEAKEY locality of Australopithecus Lond M² and M³ Maier Makapan Makapansgat male skull maxillary crests morphology muzzle dorsum Nasal aperture nuchal old female orbital breadth Papio izodi Papio wellsi Parapapio antiquus Parapapio broomi Plio Plio-Pleistocene premolars present cranium reduction sexual dimorphism similar in tooth Simopithecus sp skulls of Parapapio small Parapapio jonesi South Africa species of Parapapio Sterkfontein Swartkrans and Kromdraai Table Taung Taung deposit taxa taxon temporal crests third molar tooth row Transvaal Museum true baboon W. W. & CLARK whereas Taung whitei