Print ISSN: 0031-0247
Online ISSN: 2274-0333
Frequency: biannual
Hypoplasia: CT-scan or naked eye?
Eocene otoliths (Clinchfield Formation), Georgia
New elephant cranium from early Pliocene Ileret, Kenya
Early adaptive radiation of Theridomorpha
Evolution et extinction des reptiles marins au Mésozoïque
Eocene (56) , Quercy phosphorites (37) , systematics (31) , Rodents (29) , Mammalia (26)
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Skeleton of early Eocene Homogalax and the origin of PerissodactylaKenneth D. RoseKeywords: Eocene; Homogalax; Perissodactyla; Skeletal AnatomyAbstract The first good skeletal remains of Homogalax protapirinus from the Wasatchian of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, indicate that this primitive tapiromorph was more plesiomorphic in many features than primitive equoids including Hyracotherium. Compared to Hyracotherium, Homogalax more closely resembles Phenacodonta (the closest outgroup of Perissodactyla for which postcrania are known) in various details of articular surfaces, muscle attachments, and proportions of the humerus, manus, and pes.Among known taxa, Homogalax most nearly approximates the plesiomorphic postcranial skeletal anatomy of Perissodactyla. Article infos Published in Vol. 25, Fasc. 2-4 (1996) |
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