. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 5. 159 Cervical and part of dorsal vertcbrrc and the baleen in the British Museum. Le!i{2;th 50 feet. I'hc ujiper lateral processes of the third, fourth, and fifth cervical vertebrae are very slender and bent down, with two slight angular ridges on the outer edge ; the lower processes are much thicker and bent up at the end, with a broad flat lower edge near the base, which forms an angle at the end. The bodies of the cervical vertebrae are roundish oblong, rather wider below than above, aboiit one-fourth the width wider than they
. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 5. 159 Cervical and part of dorsal vertcbrrc and the baleen in the British Museum. Le!i{2;th 50 feet. I'hc ujiper lateral processes of the third, fourth, and fifth cervical vertebrae are very slender and bent down, with two slight angular ridges on the outer edge ; the lower processes are much thicker and bent up at the end, with a broad flat lower edge near the base, which forms an angle at the end. The bodies of the cervical vertebrae are roundish oblong, rather wider below than above, aboiit one-fourth the width wider than they are high. The form of the body and the slenderness and form of the lateral processes of the cervical vertebra; seem to separate this species from P. anfiquot-imi, as well as the separate form of the lateral processes. In the Plymouth specimen of the latter in the Museum, the bodies of the cervical vertebra) are oblong, transverse, being one-third the width broader than high. Fiu-. . Second cervical vertebra of Physalus Dvguidii. Extreme length, measiu'ed by a cord, 25^ inches ;_ height 12 inches. Articulating surface: height 7 inches; width 11 inches. Fiff. 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 British Museum. Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London
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