Cranial characters associated with the proboscis postnatal-development in Tapirus (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) and comparisons with other extant and fossil hoofed mammals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2018.08.005
Abstract: Abstract 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 a comparative… read more here.
Keywords: proboscis; cranial characters; extant fossil; hoofed mammals ... See more keywords