- beetles, wasps, bees), and
arachnids (e.g. spiders) are
fossorial. The
physical adaptation of
fossoriality is
widely accepted as
being widespread among many...
- The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a
family of
rodents in the
large and
complex superfamily Muroidea. They are
native to
eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa...
- The broad-headed
spiny rat (Clyomys laticeps) is a
spiny rat
species from
South America. The
etymology of the
species name is the
Latin word
laticeps meaning...
- semierect,
unlike the
fully erect posture of most
other notosuchians. A
fossorial, or burrowing,
lifestyle for
Simosuchus has been
suggested in its initial...
- Oryctodromeus, some
ornithischian species seem to have led a
partially fossorial (burrowing) lifestyle. Many
modern birds are
arboreal (tree climbing)...
- The Townsend's mole (Scap**** townsendii) is a
fossorial mammal in the
family Talpidae, and is the
largest North American mole. It was
named after the...
-
range in
length from 10 to 100
centimeters (4 to 40 inches). All are
fossorial (adapted for burrowing). Five
families and 39
genera are recognized. The...
- Colorado,
where it was discovered. The
suffix "fossor"
indicates the
fossorial, or digging,
specialization of the forelimbs. The
specific epithet, windscheffeli...
- oral aperture. All
species in the
family Typhlopidae are
fossorial and feed on
social fossorial invertebrates such as
termites and ants. The
tracheal lung...
- The mole-like rice
tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also
known as the
fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a
species of
mammal in the
tenrec family. Like...
