Craniolateral forearm muscles of the crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) and a comparative review with other carnivorans

JF Vélez-García, L Marín-González… - Iheringia. Série …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The crab-eating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus (Cuvier, 1798) is a species of the order
Carnivora and family Procyonidae with a geographical distribution in Central and South …

Hanging on and digging deep: comparative forelimb myology of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) and common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

HL Richards, JW Adams… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Establishing relationships between soft tissues and bones in living species can inform our
understanding of functional adaptations in their extinct kin in the absence of direct data on …

Functional and phylogenetic interpretation of the forelimb myology of two South American carnivorans, the ring‐tailed coati (Nasua nasua) and crab‐eating raccoon …

J Tarquini, MC Mosto, MD Ercoli - Journal of Morphology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A comparative analysis of the forelimb myology of two neotropical procyonids (Nasua nasua
and Procyon cancrivorus) was performed to assess how observed differences in their …

Functional Adaptations in the Forelimb of the Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

HF Smith, KEB Townsend, B Adrian… - Integrative and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is anatomically and physiologically adapted for life in
the rocky terrain of alpine zones in Central and South Asia. Panthera uncia is scansorial …

Ammitocyon kainos gen. et sp. nov., a chimerical amphicyonid (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the late Miocene carnivore traps of Cerro de los Batallones (Madrid, Spain …

J Morales, J Abella, O Sanisidro… - Journal of Systematic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the present paper, we describe the craniodental remains of three individuals of an
amphicyonid previously determined as Thaumastocyon sp. from the late Miocene (c. 9.1 Ma) …

Taxonomic and palaeobiological implications of a large, pathological sabretooth (Carnivora, Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Lower Pliocene of South Africa

C Rabe, A Chinsamy, A Valenciano - Papers in Palaeontology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the most complete postcranial remains of a pathological, large‐bodied
sabretooth from the Lower Pliocene site of Langebaanweg 'E'Quarry (South Africa). The …

Evolutionary comparative analysis of the extrinsic thoracic limb muscles in three procyonids (Procyon cancrivorus Cuvier, 1798, Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1766, and …

JF Vélez-García, MA Miglino - Anatomical Science International, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The procyonids (Procyon cancrivorus, Nasua nasua and Potos flavus) are
Neotropical carnivorans with the ability to climb trees; however, each one has different …

Evolutionary study of the extrinsic thoracic limb muscles of the domestic cat (Felis catus, Feliformia, Carnivora) based on their topology and innervation

JF Vélez‐García, JR Kfoury Junior… - Acta Zoologica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extrinsic thoracic limb muscles are a muscular group that supports the thoracic limb in
mammals without the clavicle and serve to move the scapula and shoulder joint. However …

Evolutionary and terminological analysis of the flexor digitorum superficialis, interflexorii and palmaris longus muscles in kinkajou (Potos flavus) and crab‐eating …

V Perdomo‐Cárdenas… - Anatomia, Histologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The kinkajou (Potos flavus) and crab‐eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) are carnivores
belonging to the family Procyonidae, but both species are characterized by different types of …

[HTML][HTML] Functional anatomy and disparity of the postcranial skeleton of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)

G Montoya-Sanhueza, NC Bennett… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Different aspects of the biology of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) are well-documented.
However, much less investigated are the burrowing adaptations of their appendicular …