Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1973 - Natural history |
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... teeth that could equally be assigned to the agamids , from which the cham- aeleonids could be derived ( Camp 1923 ; Romer 1956 ) . Leidy's ( 1873 ) Chamaeleo pristinus from the Eocene of Wyoming is most similar to the agamid Calotes ...
... teeth that could equally be assigned to the agamids , from which the cham- aeleonids could be derived ( Camp 1923 ; Romer 1956 ) . Leidy's ( 1873 ) Chamaeleo pristinus from the Eocene of Wyoming is most similar to the agamid Calotes ...
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... teeth into play at once on that structure capable of causing harm , rather than a general , indiscriminate crushing ... teeth in each half of the lower jaw , of which the first two teeth are the smallest , and teeth 6 , 7 , 11 and 12 are ...
... teeth into play at once on that structure capable of causing harm , rather than a general , indiscriminate crushing ... teeth in each half of the lower jaw , of which the first two teeth are the smallest , and teeth 6 , 7 , 11 and 12 are ...
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... teeth as in contrast to the agamids , which also have acrodont teeth . Chamaeleon- ids and agamids do not show the polyphyodonty of other lizards . The teeth of chamaeleonids and agamids apparently wear down with age , until the jaw ...
... teeth as in contrast to the agamids , which also have acrodont teeth . Chamaeleon- ids and agamids do not show the polyphyodonty of other lizards . The teeth of chamaeleonids and agamids apparently wear down with age , until the jaw ...
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