. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 10. Occlusal and buccal views of Enhydriodon africanus P4 (L50000) from Langebaanweg. between the late Miocene E. lluecai and the late Pliocene or early Pleistocene E. sivalensis. A general trend in the evolution of Enhydriodon cheekteeth was towards inflation of the cusps and lowering of crown height, culminating in 'the low bulbous, or mastoid, tooth cusps', which are characteristic of Enhydra (Repenning 1976: 306). The fact that the P4 of the bed 3aN L50000 has lower crowned and more bulbous
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 10. Occlusal and buccal views of Enhydriodon africanus P4 (L50000) from Langebaanweg. between the late Miocene E. lluecai and the late Pliocene or early Pleistocene E. sivalensis. A general trend in the evolution of Enhydriodon cheekteeth was towards inflation of the cusps and lowering of crown height, culminating in 'the low bulbous, or mastoid, tooth cusps', which are characteristic of Enhydra (Repenning 1976: 306). The fact that the P4 of the bed 3aN L50000 has lower crowned and more bulbous cusps than the bed 3aS L9138 may therefore be interpreted as an indication that the former belongs to a more advanced form of E. africanus. This is further evidence which indicates that there was a lengthy. 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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