. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 62 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM There are certain differences between the five upper inter se and between the four lower incisors (fig. 4). The first pair of upper incisors is more lightly built than all the others; this lightness is mainly due to the fact that the teeth are compressed from side to side, lying close together and, in occlusion, passing their talons in between the pair of lower incisors. The fifth upper incisor has the rear face of the talon modified to receive the lower canine w
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 62 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM There are certain differences between the five upper inter se and between the four lower incisors (fig. 4). The first pair of upper incisors is more lightly built than all the others; this lightness is mainly due to the fact that the teeth are compressed from side to side, lying close together and, in occlusion, passing their talons in between the pair of lower incisors. The fifth upper incisor has the rear face of the talon modified to receive the lower canine with which it intermeshes. In the lower jaw the fourth incisor is somewhat weaker than the anterior ones. Other differences B. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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