New suoid specimens from Gebel Zelten, Libya

作者: M. Pickford

DOI: 10.3989/EGEOL.0662147

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摘要: A restricted collection of suoids from Gebel Zelten was made in the 1990’s by Spanish-Libyan Palaeontology Expedition. Dr Dolores Soria filmed specimens with a video camera and took measurements teeth vernier calipers. This paper uses images video, which, even though somewhat limited terms picture quality, are interest because they represent first known snout gigantic suid Megalochoerus khinzikebirus. The reveal that it is basically an enlarged version Libycochoerus massai, but relatively small premolars. sanithere site were photographed Olympus 1.4 megapixel digital camera, image quality better than camera. These throw light on degree sexual dimorphism exhibited sanitheres, feature previously inferred isolated teeth, which can now be confirmed basis two mandible fragments Zelten. dedicated to memory Soria. takes into account few undescribed post-cranial bones housed Natural History Museum, London, collected during 1960’s R. Savage.

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