Miguel Prôa

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Are there any good dichotomous keys to mammalian taxa based solely on skeletal characters?

There are some relatively recent dichotomous keys of skeletal characters, but they usually focus on distinguishing among species of the same genus, or use the cranium only, forgetting about the...

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Can fusion of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis be used to distinguish between adults and juveniles in Ungulates?

The spheno-occipital synchondrosis is frequently used for estimation of age in humans, with complete fusion of that synchondrosis denoting an adult (it fuses during adolescence). The literature on...

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