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PNEUMATIC OSTEOLYSIS IN THE ELEPHANT SKULL
Author(s) -
CAVE A. J. E.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1959.tb05544.x
Subject(s) - premaxilla , skull , osteolysis , maxilla , anatomy , maxillary sinus , ossicles , orthodontics , medicine , biology , dentistry , middle ear
SUMMARY1 The occurrence is reported of infranarial pseudo‐ossicles in mature Asiatic and African elephant skulls. 2 The nature of these formations is shown to result from pneumatic osteolysis. 3 The effects of maxillary sinus enlargement upon maxilla and premaxilla are detailed.