Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 81The Museum, 1980 - Natural history |
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... sexual dimorphism . Sexual dimorphism of the cranium appears to have been expressed in individuals with a basal skull length of between 190 and 245 mm . The geographical distribution of these fossils has been examined also . CONTENTS ...
... sexual dimorphism . Sexual dimorphism of the cranium appears to have been expressed in individuals with a basal skull length of between 190 and 245 mm . The geographical distribution of these fossils has been examined also . CONTENTS ...
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... sexual differences of both extant and fossil reptiles are generally poorly expressed in the skeleton , Dodson ( 1976 ) has provided convincing evidence of sexual dimorphism in skulls of the late Cretaceous dinosaur , Protoceratops ...
... sexual differences of both extant and fossil reptiles are generally poorly expressed in the skeleton , Dodson ( 1976 ) has provided convincing evidence of sexual dimorphism in skulls of the late Cretaceous dinosaur , Protoceratops ...
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... sexual selective function . They might have served as important visual signs in a mate recognition system and / or as agonistic display mechanisms . Keyser ( 1969 ) has suggested that the bosses could have protected the eyes ( from ...
... sexual selective function . They might have served as important visual signs in a mate recognition system and / or as agonistic display mechanisms . Keyser ( 1969 ) has suggested that the bosses could have protected the eyes ( from ...
Contents
Relationships of Agriotherium | 72 |
Nomenclature | 98 |
Summary | 104 |
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50 Bongo abbreviations advanced Indarctos Africa africanum Agriotherium Ailuropoda allometric anomodont Archaeosigillaria Arctodus arctoides arctos arthrodire atticus Aulacephalodon author's name Baculites baini bed 3aN bicuspidata Bokkeveld bones Bongo BPI.FN Broom Butzer Cape Town Cape Zone Cave cranium Crusafont & Kurtén cusp deposits described Devonian Dicynodon Dredge SM Ecozone endocortical cast fauna female fossa fossil functional canine genera genus geol Hauericeras Haughton Hendey Hoepen Holocene holotype Indarctos Indarctos and Agriotherium Indarctos-Agriotherium indicated insigne Isotope Stage Keyser Langebaanweg Langebaanweg Agriotherium lateral leaf cushion lineage lycopods Lycosuchidae mammals maxilla metaconid nasal bosses NeustonL Pondoland posterior R. G. Klein referred relatively represented RMTM RMTS sample Santonian sexual dimorphism similar skull snout South African Museum species specimens Stone Age SUID-AFRIKAANSE MUSEUM surface synonym Synonymy Table talonid teeth Temp Texanites Thalarctos Thenius therocephalian tooth Trochosaurus Umzamba Upper Pleistocene Ursavus ursids Ursinae ventral vireti Zambesian Zululand