. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 186.âSection tlirougli iiiiddlB line of united cervical vertebrae of Greenland liight \\'liale {Bal- aena â mysticetus). x -^. a. Arti- cular surface for occipital condyle; e, ejiipli3'sis on posterior end of body of seventh cervical vertebia ; 571, foramen in aich of atlas ior first spinal nerve ; 1, nrcli of atlas ; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, conjoined arches of the axis and four followin"; verte- brae ; 7, arch of seventh vertebra. (From Flower's Oxteulagy.) as there is only a rudimentary pelvis, not attached to the vertebral column, no sacral region
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 186.âSection tlirougli iiiiddlB line of united cervical vertebrae of Greenland liight \\'liale {Bal- aena â mysticetus). x -^. a. Arti- cular surface for occipital condyle; e, ejiipli3'sis on posterior end of body of seventh cervical vertebia ; 571, foramen in aich of atlas ior first spinal nerve ; 1, nrcli of atlas ; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, conjoined arches of the axis and four followin"; verte- brae ; 7, arch of seventh vertebra. (From Flower's Oxteulagy.) as there is only a rudimentary pelvis, not attached to the vertebral column, no sacral region can be detected. Tlie caudal vertebrae are to be recognised by the V-shaped chevron bones B, Fig. isy.âA, Sternum of Greenland Riglit Whale {Balaena mysticetus). x ^V' Sternum of Common Rorqual or Fiu Whale {Balaenoptera musculus). x j\j. {From Flower's Osteology.) The sternum in the Whale tribe is much more modified in the Whalebone Whales than in the Odontocetes. In the latter it is made up of several pieces, as in other mammals, which often, however, become coalesced. In the Mystacoceti this bone is a single piece, to which only one pair of ribs is attached, and its. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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