. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 228 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM 8_ C6 fa- ce 4. 10 11 12 Length • Modern Vulpes chama - 13 14 -> Decreasing age D Sea Harvest o Swartklip • Elandsfontein Fig. 55a. Dimensions of the P4 of modern and fossil Vulpes. Most of the observations which follow are based on the specimen 21007. This form is clearly not conspecific with either of the canid species already described, although in respect of actual size of the posterior cheekteeth and the carnassial: molar ratios it is similar to C. terbl
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 228 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM 8_ C6 fa- ce 4. 10 11 12 Length • Modern Vulpes chama - 13 14 -> Decreasing age D Sea Harvest o Swartklip • Elandsfontein Fig. 55a. Dimensions of the P4 of modern and fossil Vulpes. Most of the observations which follow are based on the specimen 21007. This form is clearly not conspecific with either of the canid species already described, although in respect of actual size of the posterior cheekteeth and the carnassial: molar ratios it is similar to C. terblanchei. The pre-carnassial teeth of 21007 are, however, appreciably smaller than any of the recorded fossil and modern jackals of southern Africa, a character best illustrated by the P4:M1 length ratio and P1 to P4 length. The contrast in the sizes of the anterior and posterior cheekteeth is reminiscent of the Swartklip Vulpes, although the actual size of the individual teeth of this form is appreciably less. In addition, the Elandsfontein Vulpes is smaller in overall size than any of the local jackals, but in this respect it is similar to fossil material from the Transvaal which is referred to a species of Vulpes, namely, V. pulcher from Kromdraai (Broom 1939).. 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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