. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 264 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM always present. The other lower teeth of the fossil are morphologically indis- tinguishable from those of H. pulverulentus and, although they are relatively large, they fall within the size range of variation observed in this species. The mandibular corpus is most clearly distinguishable from those of the comparative series in that it has a greater dorso-ventral diameter in the symphy- seal region, but the post-symphyseal parts are also more robust than even the
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 264 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM always present. The other lower teeth of the fossil are morphologically indis- tinguishable from those of H. pulverulentus and, although they are relatively large, they fall within the size range of variation observed in this species. The mandibular corpus is most clearly distinguishable from those of the comparative series in that it has a greater dorso-ventral diameter in the symphy- seal region, but the post-symphyseal parts are also more robust than even the largest of the mandibles in the comparative series (Table 61). The incomplete skull (S 786) evidently belongs to the same species as the mandible, but it is from a second individual. It differs from the skull of modern H. pulverulentus in its larger size (Table 60), and in having a more prominent post-orbital Fig. 62. Buccal view of the Herpestes pulverulentus mandible (S 2) from Sea Harvest. Several of the teeth of this specimen are lost, but only I1 and M2 are not represented at all. The M2 was a double-rooted tooth and, judging from the size of the alveoli, it may have been a little larger than any of those in the comparative series. The other upper teeth are generally similar to those of modern H. pulverulentus, although, like the lowers, they are relatively large. The C and P3 are actually longer than any in the comparative series (Table 60). Both left and right P1 of S 786 are absent and although the postcanine diastema is long enough to have accommodated this tooth, it seems that it was never present in this individual. Only one specimen in the comparative series had P1 absent from both sides, while in two others it was present on one side only. The right I3 and C of S 786 were broken off during life, with the result that the right cheekteeth are more heavily worn than those on the left Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page image
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