In absolute height the subject was similar to the attributes of a captive elephant documented in 1955 in Sri Lanka, also said to be a dwarf, however the two specimens differed in the relative proportions of height vs. body length. The subject also exhibits a slight elongation of the skull....
Description: Also known as the “Hobbit,” this extinct species of archaic human stood only about 3.5 feet (1.1 m) tall. Dwarf Elephant(Various species) Locations: Mediterranean islands including Cyprus, Malta, and Crete Description: Several species evolved independently, with some shrinking to the...
In its thickest places, an elephant cranium can be about 25 cm from the brain; this physical protection with `padding' of air is probably a very important feature in the survival of certain proboscidean lineages. • Coevolution of infrasonic communication and the ability to store water in ...
副标题: Insular dwarfism, Mammal, Dinosaur, Europasaurus, Elephant, Island gigantism, Foster's rule, Quaternary extinction event, Franz Nopcsa von Fels?-Szilvás 出版年: 2010-01-06 定价: USD 56.00 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9786130602420 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享...
Morphometrics of a wild Asian elephant exhibiting disproportionate dwarfismdoi:10.7287/PEERJ.PREPRINTS.234V1Silva SdWeerathunga UsPushpakumara TPeerJ Inc.