Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 52The Museum, 1969 - Natural history |
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... MELKBOS FELIS LEO RADIUS , COMPARED WITH THOSE OF A SERIES OF THREE MODERN LIONS , AND A SERIES OF FOUR FOSSIL SPECIMENS FROM ELANDSFONTEIN . Mb 561 Mean Elandsfontein Range Modern F. leo Mean Range Transverse diameter * 40.0 41.0 37.0 ...
... MELKBOS FELIS LEO RADIUS , COMPARED WITH THOSE OF A SERIES OF THREE MODERN LIONS , AND A SERIES OF FOUR FOSSIL SPECIMENS FROM ELANDSFONTEIN . Mb 561 Mean Elandsfontein Range Modern F. leo Mean Range Transverse diameter * 40.0 41.0 37.0 ...
Page 100
... Melkbos lion is tentatively identified , although the basis for comparison is limited by the fragmentary remains from Melkbos . Both the size and character of the teeth , and the overall size of the animals suggest a close relationship ...
... Melkbos lion is tentatively identified , although the basis for comparison is limited by the fragmentary remains from Melkbos . Both the size and character of the teeth , and the overall size of the animals suggest a close relationship ...
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... Melkbos , the fauna of the latter site almost certainly post - dates the main Elandsfontein fauna . These four sites have yielded widely different numbers of specimens , ranging between about 600 from Melkbos to about 20,000 from ...
... Melkbos , the fauna of the latter site almost certainly post - dates the main Elandsfontein fauna . These four sites have yielded widely different numbers of specimens , ranging between about 600 from Melkbos to about 20,000 from ...
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THE TUNAS OF THE GENUS THUNNUS IN SOUTH AFRICAN | 3 |
Calappa | 8 |
Distribution and migrations | 14 |
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Achaeus adult Agulhas Agulhas Current alalunga albacares animals antennal Antidorcas Arari dolphins assemblage Atlantic Atlantide dolphin axial Barnard bones Cape Town capensis carapace carapace length carpus cartilage caudal chela clasper coast comparative dactyl Decapoda distal dolphin dorsal Durban Durban dolphin ecdysis Elandsfontein Family females Fish fossil Fraser frontalis G PED genus groove haughtoni Hendey Holotype horn cores Indian Ocean intermoult periods lalandii lateral lirae lobes M₁ maccoyii males mandible margin material Melkbos miraletus moulted n.sp obesus ocellifera outer lip ovig pereiopods Pleistocene pleopod posterior present species range recorded Redunca region ribs ridge rock lobsters rogersi rostrum sculpture segment shell skull Slangkop slightly snout South African Museum specimens spermatophoric spines spinules Station BRU Stenella SUID-AFRIKAANSE MUSEUM surface Swartklip Syncerus TABLE teeth temperature Thunnus tooth Transgression complex transverse tubercles tuna valve ventral vertebrae whorl width Zool ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE