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E. occidentalis, Introduction (English)

vendredi 22 mars 2013

INTRODUCTION The tar deposits of Rancho La Brea at Los Angeles (California) yielded an exceptionally well preserved and rich fossil material. So rich that for most limb bones I have measured only the left-sided ones. Otherwise left side (G) or right side (D) are specified in the tables. Nearly (…)

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Amerhippus occidentalis

lundi 11 mars 2013

Rancho La Brea et MacKittrick, Californie : E. occidentalis E. occidentalis, Leidy, 1865, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., 94. California. â€œTypesâ€ are from Tuolumne Co. (aurifere deposits) and tars of Buena Vista Lake. SKULL Fig.1 - Cranium of A. occidentalis, AMNH 14396, Rancho La Brea. The (…)

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Amerhippus and Caballines : Cranial differences

lundi 11 février 2013

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Preorbital Fossa : one possible cause

lundi 28 janvier 2013

Many explanations have been proposed for the function(s) of the POFs. In Equus at least, one possible cause (not "function") is the "caveing-in" of the malar region when it is no more "sustained" by cheek teeth because they are too worn. As example, here is the skull of an E. caballus found (…)

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