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Population Structure Based on Age-Class Distribution of <em>Tapirus polkensis</em> from the Gray Fossil Site Tennessee.
… for general comparisons amongst the individual tapirs; however, the classes do not represent an age in years due to a lack of data on living tapirs. Consequently, it is possible that some age classes may contain several years of a tapirs life, or comparatively only a few months. In this study I …
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Extreme Variation in the Sagittal Crest of Tapirus polkensis (Mammalia Perissodactyla) at the Gray Fossil Site Northeastern TN.
<p>The preservation and quantity of fossil tapirs (<em>Tapirus polkensis</em>) from the Gray Fossil Site in northeastern Tennessee provides a unique opportunity for comparison and analysis of skeletal characters. Intraspecifically, modern tapirs show little to no variation in the morphology of the …
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Variation in the Modified First Metatarsal of a Large Sample of <em>Tapirus polkensis</em> and the Functional Implications for Ceratomorphs.
… with variation of the first metatarsal, which in tapirs was reduced as an early adaptation for running and then retrofitted to serve as a special origin for flexors and adductors of the proximal phalanges. The first metatarsal connects the medial ankle with a posterior process of the third …
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Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) em uma área de floresta subtropical no sul do Brasil: dieta, uso da área e densidade populacional
… piles, suggesting a possible dispersal role of tapirs. The usual deposition of pile of dungs in non flooded areas may favor the germination of seeds The water in permanent swamps, the availability of fruits and the presence of hunters seem to be the main reason for the differences regarding …
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Using Geographical Information Systems to Investigate Spatial Patterns in Fossils of Tapirus polkenis from the Gray Fossil Site, Washington County, Tennessee
<p>Discovered in 2000, the Gray Fossil Site provides a snapshot of the flora and fauna that lived during late Miocene to early Pliocene time in eastern Tennessee. These fossils occur in sediments consisting of fine-grained clays and sands of lacustrine origin, which were deposited after multiple …