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Osteology of Viavenator exxoni (Abelisauridae; Furileusauria) from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation, NW Patagonia, Argentina
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2018-03)
The complete osteology of the abelisaurid Viavenator exxoni, from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Santonian, Upper Cretaceous) is described. Viavenator is characterized by a series of autapomorphies, including: transversely ...
Estudo do crânio de capivaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): craniometria, radiografia e tomografia computadorizada 3D
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), 2019-08-16)
Os estudos anatômicos aplicados ao conhecimento médico veterinário, como às áreas de cirurgia, anestesia e diagnóstico por imagem são cruciais para uma correta avaliação e abordagem do animal. As capivaras (Hydrochoerus ...
Conflict in Pre-Hispanic Northwest Argentina: Implications Arising From Human Bone Trauma Patterns
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2016-01)
The time span ranging from ca. 900 to 1450A.D. in the South-Central Andes has been traditionally posited as a period of social unrest, political disintegration and large-scale conflict due to, primarily, environmental ...
Cranial characters associated with the proboscis postnatal-development in Tapirus (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) and comparisons with other extant and fossil hoofed mammals
(Elsevier Gmbh, 2018-11)
Among extant hoofed mammals, only elephants and tapirs exhibit a true proboscis. We investigated the development of cranial characters potentially associated with the presence of a short proboscis in tapir species, following ...
Redescription of the southernmost snake species, Bothrops ammodytoides (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae)
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2010-07)
Bothrops ammodytoides is a pitviper species endemic to Argentina that inhabits arid and semiarid areas from sea level to more than 3000 m, reaching the southernmost latitude for snakes. According to previous studies, the ...
The skull of Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte 1985 revisited: insights from craniofacial bones, palate and lower jaw
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-08)
Carnotaurus sastrei: is perhaps the most iconic representative of the Abelisauridae family. It is known by a fairly complete specimen, recovered from Upper Cretaceous beds of southern Argentina. Here we present a re-study ...
The Cranial Osteology and Feeding Ecology of the Metriorhynchid Crocodylomorph Genera Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus from the Late Jurassic of Europe
(Public Library of Science, 2012-09)
Background: Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus are characteristic genera of aquatic, large-bodied, macrophagous metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs. Recent studies show that these genera were apex predators in marine ecosystems during ...
Skeletogenesis in anurans: cranial and postcranial development inmetamorphic and postmetamorphic stages of Leptodactylus bufonius (Anura: Leptodactylidae)
(Wiley, 2013-01)
Osteological studies of anurans generally have focused on the descriptions of adults and larval chondrocrania, including developmental series of chondrocrania. Thus, the changes occurring during postmetamorphic stages ...
Comparative analysis of the cranial osteology and evolutionary traits of micrastur gilvicollis, micrastur ruficollis and micrastur semitorquatus (aves: falconiformes)
(2014)
The cranial osteology of Micrastur gilvicollis (Vieillot, 1817), Micrastur ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817) and Micrastur semitorquatus (Vieillot, 1817) is comparatively and meticulously described to characterize each of the ...