Morphological and morphometric studies on the axial skeleton of the sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii gratus)

BMC Zoology

Table 3 Comparative anatomic features between Sitatunga and domestic ruminants axial skeletal bones [18]

Anatomical features	Sitatunga	Goat	Sheep	Cattle
Interparietal bone	absent	absent	present	present
Supraorbital groove	absent	absent	absent	present
Triangular sinus	large	medium	small	absent
Facial tubercle	absent	Present	present	present
Tympanic bulla	massive	massive	massive	small
Muscular and styloid process	rudimentary	rudimentary	rudimentary	prominent
Mandibular coronoid process	curves caudally	curves caudally	curves caudally	projects erect
Vertebral formula	C₇T₁₃L₆S₄Ca_{10 – 14}	C₇T₁₃L_{6 – 7}S₄Ca_{16 – 18}	C₇T₁₃L_{6 – 7}S₄Ca_{16 – 18}	C₇T₁₃L₆ S₅Ca_{18 – 20}

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