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Osteology of Haplocanthosaurus, with Description of a New Species and Remarks on the Probable Habits of the Sauropoda and the Age and Origin of the ... Volume 2; Additional Remarks on Diplodocus - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...when adjusted to their respective vertebrae. Neither of these vertebrae show any marked enlargement of the neural canal. They are both constricted medially, and the distal extremity of the fifth is considerably expanded for contact with the first caudal. The centrum of the fifth sacral is decidedly heavier than that of the fourth. The principal measurements of the different sacral elements in the type of the present species are as follows: mil. Distance along crest of the five coossified sacral spines 460 "" " four anterior"" 375 "from anterior zygapophyses of first sacral to posterior zygapophyses of fifth sacral 575 Expanse of diapophysis of third sacral 375 Greatest length of horizontal branch of first parapophysis 213 height of ascending " """ 300 "length of horizontal " "second" 146 height of ascending " """ 300 "length of horizontal " '-third" 128 "height of ascending " """ 277 "length of horizontal " "fourth" 150 "height of ascending " """ 250 "length of horizontal " "fifth" 225 Length of fourth sacral centrum 132 Depth"" " "at posterior end 166 Width"" " "" "" 132 Length " fifth " "" "" 120 Depth "" " "" "" 182 Width"" " "" "" 181 The Caudals. (Plate II., Series 5.) Only the seven anterior caudals are preserved in the type of the present species and these differ very little from the same vertebne in H. prisms, except that the transverse processes are less well developed and not so much expanded superoinfer...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1231084561
- ISBN 13 9781231084564
- BindingPaperback
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