Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 52The Museum, 1969 - Natural history |
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Page 52
... comparative specimens . This morphological difference is not clearly expressed by the skull dimensions , the width / height ratio being 1 : 2.8 in the fossil specimens and 1 : 2.6 for the mean of the comparative series . It has clearly ...
... comparative specimens . This morphological difference is not clearly expressed by the skull dimensions , the width / height ratio being 1 : 2.8 in the fossil specimens and 1 : 2.6 for the mean of the comparative series . It has clearly ...
Page 96
... comparative specimens , indicating that the foreshortening is confined to the canine / incisor region . The P2 is both longer and broader than those of the comparative series , while the P3 falls within the size range of variation . The ...
... comparative specimens , indicating that the foreshortening is confined to the canine / incisor region . The P2 is both longer and broader than those of the comparative series , while the P3 falls within the size range of variation . The ...
Page 97
... comparative series . The mandibular corpus of 16686 is extremely robust and corresponds closely in size to that of Mb 116. The diastema is slightly shorter than that of Mb 116 ( table 1 ) . The P3 ( 16687 ) has a small anterior ...
... comparative series . The mandibular corpus of 16686 is extremely robust and corresponds closely in size to that of Mb 116. The diastema is slightly shorter than that of Mb 116 ( table 1 ) . The P3 ( 16687 ) has a small anterior ...
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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