Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 56The Museum, 1971 - Natural history |
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Page 227
... relatively dorsal position of the orbitosphenoid and its proximity to the pineal organ indicates that the cerebral hemispheres were located far dorsally in relation to the medulla oblongata , and relatively closer to the hypophysis ...
... relatively dorsal position of the orbitosphenoid and its proximity to the pineal organ indicates that the cerebral hemispheres were located far dorsally in relation to the medulla oblongata , and relatively closer to the hypophysis ...
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... relatively closer to the ventral insertion areas . In this way the adductors became less obliquely inserted on the mandible when in the adducted position , and could allow the mandible to be swung relatively further back than in a form ...
... relatively closer to the ventral insertion areas . In this way the adductors became less obliquely inserted on the mandible when in the adducted position , and could allow the mandible to be swung relatively further back than in a form ...
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... relatively lower , the size of the gape in Lystrosaurus remains comparable to that of typical dicynodonts . A second ... relative to the areas of insertion , ensured that an effective traction force was maintained on the jaw axis , while ...
... relatively lower , the size of the gape in Lystrosaurus remains comparable to that of typical dicynodonts . A second ... relative to the areas of insertion , ensured that an effective traction force was maintained on the jaw axis , while ...
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