Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 56The Museum, 1971 - Natural history |
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... horizon 1. It is referred to as the ' basal marker ' . The presence of fish remains with those of terrestrial vertebrates suggests that horizon 1 was laid down under water , perhaps in an estuary or lagoon . On the west wall of the ...
... horizon 1. It is referred to as the ' basal marker ' . The presence of fish remains with those of terrestrial vertebrates suggests that horizon 1 was laid down under water , perhaps in an estuary or lagoon . On the west wall of the ...
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... horizon 1 revealed the presence of the following species : Viverrid - A large form tentatively referred to Viverra leakeyi , a species recorded from Laetolil ( Petter , 1963 ) . A set of upper cheek teeth from horizon I differs only ...
... horizon 1 revealed the presence of the following species : Viverrid - A large form tentatively referred to Viverra leakeyi , a species recorded from Laetolil ( Petter , 1963 ) . A set of upper cheek teeth from horizon I differs only ...
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... horizon 2 is not yet possible owing to the uncertainty as to which fossils in this horizon are in situ and which are derived from horizon 1. It is clear that the composition of the faunas of the two horizons differs . For example , in ...
... horizon 2 is not yet possible owing to the uncertainty as to which fossils in this horizon are in situ and which are derived from horizon 1. It is clear that the composition of the faunas of the two horizons differs . For example , in ...
Contents
BEAUFORT BEDS OF THE KAROO | 2 |
A review of previous work | 22 |
The nonreptilian elements in the fauna and the flora | 29 |
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animals Anteosaurus anteriorly articular Baard's Quarry basicranial axis basioccipital basisphenoid bone Boné & Singer Boonstra Bovidae Bradysaurus braincase Broom Bushmen Cape condyle cranial Daptocephalus dentary deposits described Dicynodon testudirostris dicynodonts Dinocephalia dinocephalian Emydops Equus Ewer external adductor muscle Family fenestra foramen fossa fossils frontal frontonasal ridge genera genus Gorgonopsia groove groups Haughton Hendey Hipparion horizon horn cores Incertae sedis inserted interpterygoidal Jonkeria Karoo Kingoria Kleinzee Langebaanweg Langebaanweg fauna Lystrosaurus Lystrosaurus declivis mammalian mammals mandible masticatory cycle maxilla median Moschops murrayi musculature nasal Nharo obliquus capitis occipital Olduvai orbitosphenoid ossification palatal rim palatine pareiasaurs Permian Pleistocene Pliocene posterior posteriorly premaxilla present presphenoid Pristerodon prootic pterygoid quadrate Quarry assemblage referred region represented reptiles septum shoreline skull roof snout South African Museum species specimens squamosal Struthiocephalus surface Tapinocephalus Tapinocephalus zone teeth therapsids therocephalian Titanosuchus trap tusk Varswater bed vertebrates