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Table 6 Vertebral information and congenital abnormalities in investigated mammalian specimens: Procaviidae (Hyraxes)

From: Breaking evolutionary and pleiotropic constraints in mammals: On sloths, manatees and homeotic mutations

Procaviidae (Hyraxes)

Collection

Species

Collection No.

Sex

Vertebral formula

Presacral No.

Rud. ribs on vertebrae

Skeletal and fibrous abnormalities

  

RMNH.MAM.2150

F

7C 22T 7L 4S 1S/Cg 7Cg

36

-

-

NCBN

 

RMNH.MAM.45276

F

7C 20T 9L 4S 7Cg

36

-

-

  

83

n.a.

21T 8L 3S 1S/Cg 4+Cg

-

-

-

 

Dendrohyrax dorsalis

15906

n.a.

7C 21T 7L 1L/S 3S 2S/Cg 3+Cg

35.5

-

-

RMCA

 

17255

n.a.

7C 20T 1T/L 6L 1L/S 4S 6+Cg

34.5

V28

-

  

26676 **)

n.a.

7C 20T 7L 6S 1S/Cg 5+Cg

34

-

-

  

28795

M

7C 20T 1T/L 8L 5S 1S/Cg 1+Cg

36

-

-

NCBN

 

RMNH.MAM.45277

M

7C 20T 1T/L 7L 1L/S 4S 7Cg

35.5

-

-

 

Dendrohyrax arboreus

RMNH.MAM.45278

M

7C 21T 7L 1L/S 5S

35.5

-

-

  

22057

M

6C 20T 1T/L 9L 6S +Cg

36

V27

Oligodactyly

RMCA

 

3590

n.a.

7C 21T 7L 6S 1+Cg

35

-

-

  

RMNH.MAM.45279

n.a.

7C 21T 9L 4S 8Cg

37

-

-

  

RMNH.MAM.45280

F

7C 21T 9L 4S 7Cg

37

-

-

NCBN

 

ZMA.306

n.a.

7C 22T 8L 4S 7Cg

37

-

-

 

Procavia capensis

ZMA.307

n.a.

7C 21T 7L 1L/S 4S 8Cg

35.5

-

-

  

35315

F

Q7C 21T 8L 6S 4+Cg

36

-

-

RMCA

 

20098

n.a.

6C 1C/T 20T 1T/L 8L 6S 4+Cg

36

V28

Malformations of vertebral column and scapulae

  1. *) Skeleton largely absent
  2. **) Died in captivity
  3. Abbreviations: n.a. - not available, C -Cervical, T - Thoracic, L-Lumbar, S - Sacral, Cg - Coccygeal, Cd - Caudal (post thoracic), V - Vertebra, rud. - rudimentary, NCBN - NCB Naturalis, RMCA - Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, RBINC - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Brussels, NHM - Natural History Museum London
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