. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. 2 CATALOGUE OF UNCIULATKS same complex type as the molars (fig. 3, p. 5), and the last lower molar commonly carries only two lobes, or, if it has three, the hindmost is not developed in the corresponding tooth of the premolar series. The femur carries a large, curved *' third trochanter" for the insertion of one of the gluteal muscles, in the tarsus tlie upper surface of the astragalus is pidley-like, for articulation with deep grooves in the lower end of the tibia, l»
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. 2 CATALOGUE OF UNCIULATKS same complex type as the molars (fig. 3, p. 5), and the last lower molar commonly carries only two lobes, or, if it has three, the hindmost is not developed in the corresponding tooth of the premolar series. The femur carries a large, curved *' third trochanter" for the insertion of one of the gluteal muscles, in the tarsus tlie upper surface of the astragalus is pidley-like, for articulation with deep grooves in the lower end of the tibia, l»ut its lower aspect (unlike that of the. Fig. 1.—Bones op the Left Foee-foot of a Horse (A) AND OF A EhINOCEROS (B). )•, radius; ?/, ulua ; c, carpus (forming the so-called "knee" of the Horse); nic, metacarpus (constituting the " cannon-bone " in the Horse); pfi, phalanges, or toe-bones. II, III, IV, the toes corre- sponding to those so numbered in the typical series of five, the lateral metacarpals l>eiiig represented in A by the "splint-bones'" at the upper fiul of the median metacarpal. Artiodactyla) is flattened, and articulates to a much greater extent with the navicular than with the cuboici, which is less developed than in the even-toed group. Tlie stomach is simple, and the ciecum large and capacious. The placenta is diffuse and devoid of cotyledons ; the teats are invariably inguinal in position; and the liver lacks a gall-bladder. When cranial appendages are present they are quite dift'eient in structure from those of the 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 (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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