Petrifactions and Their Teachings: Or, A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumH. G. Bohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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Page 112
... ribs , bones of the pelvis and hinder ex- tremities , and portions of sterni in Wall - Cases B & C , and in the Table - Cases 15 , 16 , and 17 , belong . In Table - Case 15 , there 1 Memoir on the Dinornis . are a femur , tibia , and ...
... ribs , bones of the pelvis and hinder ex- tremities , and portions of sterni in Wall - Cases B & C , and in the Table - Cases 15 , 16 , and 17 , belong . In Table - Case 15 , there 1 Memoir on the Dinornis . are a femur , tibia , and ...
Page 126
... ribs . general form and proportions of this bone are indicative of a bird of the same natural family , but with wings less developed than in Brachypteryx . From the osteological characters above stated , it may be inferred that the ...
... ribs . general form and proportions of this bone are indicative of a bird of the same natural family , but with wings less developed than in Brachypteryx . From the osteological characters above stated , it may be inferred that the ...
Page 130
... ribs , femora , scapula , lower jaws with teeth , and fragments of crania , belonging to two species of Seal , were found in the ornithic bone - beds of the North and Middle Island ; and the mineralized condition of these fossils ...
... ribs , femora , scapula , lower jaws with teeth , and fragments of crania , belonging to two species of Seal , were found in the ornithic bone - beds of the North and Middle Island ; and the mineralized condition of these fossils ...
Page 140
... ribs , and a phalangeal bone , belonging to the same individual ; from a bed of Wealden Clay , near Bolney , in Tilgate Forest . On the right hand is a model of a nearly perfect dorsal dermal spine of the Hylaosaurus , ( the original ...
... ribs , and a phalangeal bone , belonging to the same individual ; from a bed of Wealden Clay , near Bolney , in Tilgate Forest . On the right hand is a model of a nearly perfect dorsal dermal spine of the Hylaosaurus , ( the original ...
Page 141
... ribs , vertebræ , and chevron- bones , and bones of the extremities ; namely , metatarsals or metacarpals , phalangeals , and ungueals . A slab of Tilgate grit with six anterior caudal vertebræ , and three chevron - bones of an ...
... ribs , vertebræ , and chevron- bones , and bones of the extremities ; namely , metatarsals or metacarpals , phalangeals , and ungueals . A slab of Tilgate grit with six anterior caudal vertebræ , and three chevron - bones of an ...
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