Heuvelmans, Bernard

5 publications

Heuvelmans, Bernard (detail)
1941aNotes sur la dentition des Siréniens. I. La formule dentaire du lamantin (Trichechus).
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique 17(21): 1-15. 2 figs. Apr. 1941.
—Detailed literature review. Concludes that the dental formula is DI 3/3 DC 0/1 DM 0/3 M 12-15/12-15; that the large number of molars is a primitive (but "generally inhibited") mammalian character despite the manatee's descent from forms with normal counts; and that horizontal tooth replacement is an "illusion" due to growth of the mandible.
Heuvelmans, Bernard (detail)
1941bNotes sur la dentition des Siréniens. II. Morphologie de la dentition du lamantin (Trichechus).
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique 17(26): 1-11. 8 figs. Apr. 1941.
—Describes molars of T. senegalensis and T. latirostris, reviews literature, and comments (10-11) on dental occlusion, abrasion, and mastication, concluding that the jaw movement is posterior-to-anterior.
Heuvelmans, Bernard (detail)
1941cNotes sur la dentition des Siréniens. III. La dentition du dugong.
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique 17(53): 1-14. 5 figs. 1 pl. Oct. 1941.
—Reviews literature and concludes that the dental formula is DI 1/3 DC 0/1 DM 3/3, I 1/(2) C 0/(1) P 0/0 M 3/3. Describes the premolars of a dugong fetus. Comments on the loss of teeth in Hydrodamalis (14).
Heuvelmans, Bernard (detail)
1942Notes sur la dentition des Siréniens. IV. Le cas de Prorastoma veronense.
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique 18(3): 1-6. 4 figs. Jan. 1942.
—Attacks Lydekker's (1892) idea of close relationship between sirs. and selenodont artiodactyls, noting that bunoselenodonty occurs in many groups.
Heuvelmans, Bernard (detail)
1943Notes sur la dentition des Siréniens. V. Conclusions générales.
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique 19(29): 1-16. May 1943.
—Comments on the evolution of the sir. dentition; concludes that sirs. are related to proboscideans and hippos.