Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . in terms of knobs andflanges. African Sivatherium ossicones are quite variable in morphology althoughall apparently conform to one of three basic shapes (Harris 1974). The ossiconesare present only in male specimens and the degree of ornamentation may wellbe a function of the age of the individual (cf. secondary bone apposition inextant male giraffes). It is possible therefore that the Langebaanweg sivathereossicones, like those of the Langebaanweg giraffines, are all from immatureindividuals. On balance, however, the er
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Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . in terms of knobs andflanges. African Sivatherium ossicones are quite variable in morphology althoughall apparently conform to one of three basic shapes (Harris 1974). The ossiconesare present only in male specimens and the degree of ornamentation may wellbe a function of the age of the individual (cf. secondary bone apposition inextant male giraffes). It is possible therefore that the Langebaanweg sivathereossicones, like those of the Langebaanweg giraffines, are all from immatureindividuals. On balance, however, the er