Foot pressure distribution in White Rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) during walking [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 White rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) are odd-toed ungulates that belong to the group Perissodactyla. Being second only to elephants in terms of large body mass amongst extant tetrapods, rhinoceroses make fascinating subjects for the study of how ...
Olga Panagiotopoulou +2 more
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New insight into the Pleistocene deposits of Monte delle Piche, Rome, and remarks on the biochronology of Hippopotamus (Mammalia, Hippopotamidae) and Stephanorhinus etruscus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) in Italy [PDF]
, 2015 Several large mammal assemblages have been collected in the Roman basin since the XIX century, but they usually lack any stratigraphic datum or details about the fossiliferous localities. In this work, the stratigraphic provenance of large mammal remains
Frezza, Virgilio +2 more
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New material of Epiaceratherium and a new species of Mesaceratherium clear up the phylogeny of early Rhinocerotidae (Perissodactyla) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Reduction of the anterior dentition (i.e. incisors and canines) is a major adaptative trait of the Rhinocerotidae among Perissodactyla. However, the corresponding evolutionary sequence was lacking a robust phylogenetic frame to support it thus far. Here,
Jérémy Tissier +2 more
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Historia del conocimiento de los perisodáctilos del Neógeno español
Estudios Geologicos, 2006 En el presente trabajo, se realiza una breve historia del estudio de los Perisodáctilos del Neógeno de España. Abarca las distintas vicisitudes de estos estudios desde las primeras citas de su presencia en suelo español durante el siglo XIX hasta ...
E. Cerdeño, M. T. Alberdi
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Theriogenology Wild, 2022 : This study aimed to contribute to the knowledge about the reproductive physiology of wild lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) by describing the serum testosterone concentrations, testicular biometry, and testicular tone of individuals living in the ...
Andreza V. Brasil +3 more
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Estudios Geologicos, 1990 Se describen los restos más completos de Hippidion sp. reportados hasta el momento para el Pleistoceno de Uruguay. Corresponden a una forma robusta con extremidades anteriores relativamente cortas respecto del cráneo grande.
M. Ubilla, M. T. Alberdi
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Estudios Geologicos, 1986 El presente estudio comprende los hallazgos realizados en la localidad de Barro Negro (Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina). Incluye una descripción y comentarios de los rasgos sobresalientes del material, así como aspectos estratigráficos y cronológicos ...
M. T. Alberdi +3 more
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Natural killer cell receptor genes in the family Equidae: not only Ly49. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Natural killer (NK) cells have important functions in immunity. NK recognition in mammals can be mediated through killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and/or killer cell lectin-like Ly49 receptors.
Jan Futas, Petr Horin
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Assessing the umbrella value of a range-wide conservation network for Jaguars (Panthera onca) [PDF]
, 2016 Umbrella species are employed as conservation short-cuts for the design of reserves or reserve networks. However, empirical data on the effectiveness of umbrellas is equivocal, which has prevented more widespread application of this conservation strategy.
Adriaensen +62 more
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Macraucheniidae y Proterotheriidae (Mammalia, Litopterna) de Quebrada Fiera (Oligoceno tardío), Mendoza, Argentina [PDF]
, 2019 In this contribution we present new specimens of Litopterna recovered during the last decade in Quebrada Fiera (Mendoza Province, Argentina), whose fossiliferous sediments, currently recognized as the base of Agua de la Piedra Formation, are assignable ...
Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza +2 more
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