PNEUMATIC OSTEOLYSIS IN THE ELEPHANT SKULL
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- 1 August 1959
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 132 (4) , 655-664
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1959.tb05544.x
Abstract
SUMMARY: The occurrence is reported of infranarial pseudo‐ossicles in mature Asiatic and African elephant skulls. The nature of these formations is shown to result from pneumatic osteolysis. The effects of maxillary sinus enlargement upon maxilla and premaxilla are detailed.Keywords
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