tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286447219062105861.post3723990181798111602..comments2023-06-29T10:51:34.278-04:00Comments on Caribbean Paleobiology: Solenodon paradoxus grooved incisorsJ. Velez-Juarbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13939389115952799046noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286447219062105861.post-82846796516334708252010-01-11T09:58:24.129-05:002010-01-11T09:58:24.129-05:00I've heard about the Solenodons having scent-g...I've heard about the Solenodons having scent-glands that smell give of a goat-like scent, but I could never find the purpose. Is it known?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286447219062105861.post-57105443388047352632010-01-08T15:16:32.930-05:002010-01-08T15:16:32.930-05:00As for additional info on the Hispaniolan Solenodo...As for additional info on the Hispaniolan Solenodon, you might find more <a href="http://www.edgeofexistence.org/edgeblog/?cat=12" rel="nofollow"><br />here at EDGE</a>.J. Velez-Juarbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939389115952799046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286447219062105861.post-24390916099222770382010-01-08T12:32:03.141-05:002010-01-08T12:32:03.141-05:00I'm doing a report on the Hispaniolan Solenodo...I'm doing a report on the Hispaniolan Solenodon for Biology. Any good tips on these little guys?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286447219062105861.post-13321760387824071122009-04-03T07:34:00.000-04:002009-04-03T07:34:00.000-04:00In terms of specimens, I'm sure there are enough S...In terms of specimens, I'm sure there are enough <I>S. paradoxus</I>, there are about 20 specimens in Mammals @ the NMNH, plus the AMNH might have a number of specimens as well. <I>S. cubanus</I> seems to be more rare, at least in museums, and there seems not to be much published about them. On the variation, that is a very interesting subject to think about, individual, sexual, who knows I don't think anyone has ever look it up. I can tell you that the grooves are absent in the di2. There is a paper about the venom delivery, but I haven't got my hand on it yet. Here's the reference.<BR/>Rabb, G. B. 1959. Toxic salivary glands in the primitive insectivore <I>Solenodon</I>. Natural History Miscelanea 170:1-3.J. Velez-Juarbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939389115952799046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286447219062105861.post-36680982175350754192009-04-03T05:14:00.000-04:002009-04-03T05:14:00.000-04:00Are there many specimens of S. paradoxus in museum...Are there many specimens of S. paradoxus in museums in the US for study? I wonder how much the grooves vary, and whether there are any other histological specializations for venom delivery?Brian Lee Beattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964393108719483799noreply@blogger.com