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• n  any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

• carpal
• wrist bone

News & Articles

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• Unearthing of large tusk in Arabian Desert suggests once greener pastures
  Working in conjunction with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, researchers from the University of Oxford have discovered two pieces of a tusk that when combined measure six feet in length. The researchers believe it is from a Palaeoloxodon or a "straight tusked elephant". An elephant's carpal bone was recovered in a separate study done by a Swiss team in the Nefud Desert just five ...
  April 4, 2014 - Environmental News Network