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METACARPALS (Table 4) There are three different morphologies. – Most specimens have wide and rather shallow distal ends (Fig. 12). Some of them can be seen on Figure 13. A distal fragment of MC from Montopoli is the closest I could find. – Two specimens have deep proximal ends (Fig. 14). – (…)

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Kuruksai, Cheek teeth

Friday 16 April 2021 by Véra Eisenmann

UPPER CHEEK TEETH (Table 3) Their morphology (Fig. 7, 8, 9) is usual for Allohippus, except for the longer protocones on molars. The size of PIN 3120-501 is very large. LOWER CHEEK TEETH The double knot is typically Allohippine but the shallow vestibular froove on molars is not (Fig. 10, (…)

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Kuruksai, Introduction

Friday 16 April 2021 by Véra Eisenmann

THE EQUIDS FROM KURUKSAI Loc. 73 (TADJIKISTAN, RUSSIA) There have been several interpretations of the number and systematic status of these equids believed to be older than the Olduvai Episode. The most recent (Forsten and Sharapov, 2000) accepts the presence of one large and one small (…)

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Kuruksai, Crania and Mandibles

Friday 16 April 2021 by Véra Eisenmann

CRANIA (Table 1) – Two crania (PIN 3120-319 and 360) belong to the same species (Fig. 1 and 2). They are very similar to the cranium ZIN 31078 from Khapry (Fig. 3). – PIN 3120-320 (Fig. 4) differs by the shortness of its palate may still belong to the same taxon. – But PIN no NÂ° is much (…)

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