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Assessment of the ossification of the dens axis in cheetahs.

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posted on 2019-06-11, 17:30 authored by Martin J. Schmidt, Gerhard Steenkamp, Klaus Failing, Peter Caldwell, Robert M. Kirberger
<p>Laterolateral radiograph of the upper cervical spine of different age cheetahs demonstrating the gradual ossification of the dens axis. A is 3.2 months old, B is 6 months old, and C is 42 months old and the dens is completely fused.</p>

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    DOI - Is supplement to A contribution to age determination of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) based on radiographic analysis of the skull and postcranial morphology

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