Tapir (Tapirus) enteroliths

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:53.3.CO;2-U Enterolith fragments from two tapir species and horses were subjected to x-ray diffraction analysis. Tapir enteroliths were formed as layers of mineral deposited around a foreign nidus. The structure was similar to that of equine enteroliths except that tapir enteroliths lacked a central region of radially symmetrical coarse crystals. The enteroliths from tapirs […]