. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 41. Pathological conditions in carnivore postcranial bones from Langebaanweg. Tibia (L 6388) showing eburnation and bony lipping (osteoarthritis) of the proximal end. Ulna (L 9868) showing osteitis at the proximal end and on the shaft. There are two points worth noting about the specimens listed above. Firstly, although relatively few individuals are represented, most of the speci- mens are tentatively identified as belonging to a machairodont. Secondly, both immature individuals and adults of t
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 41. Pathological conditions in carnivore postcranial bones from Langebaanweg. Tibia (L 6388) showing eburnation and bony lipping (osteoarthritis) of the proximal end. Ulna (L 9868) showing osteitis at the proximal end and on the shaft. There are two points worth noting about the specimens listed above. Firstly, although relatively few individuals are represented, most of the speci- mens are tentatively identified as belonging to a machairodont. Secondly, both immature individuals and adults of this species are afflicted by osteitis, indicating that it was not necessarily an age-related condition. On the other hand, the osteo-arthritis may well have been related to advanced 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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