. Fig. 16.— Pelvis of Brontosaurun excelsus; seen from tbe left. One-sixteenth natural size. a, acetabulum; /, foramen in pubis; £2, ilium; w, ischium; p, pubis. rior one which meets the ischium. The pubis is elongate and massive. It sends down a strong wing for union with the ischium, and has in front of this the usual foramen. The distal end is expanded, and has on the inner surface a rugose facet for union with its fellow by cartilage. The ischium is more slender than the pubis, and has its lower end expanded for symphysial union with the one on the other side (PL XXIV, figs. 1 and la). Thi
. Fig. 16.— Pelvis of Brontosaurun excelsus; seen from tbe left. One-sixteenth natural size. a, acetabulum; /, foramen in pubis; £2, ilium; w, ischium; p, pubis. rior one which meets the ischium. The pubis is elongate and massive. It sends down a strong wing for union with the ischium, and has in front of this the usual foramen. The distal end is expanded, and has on the inner surface a rugose facet for union with its fellow by cartilage. The ischium is more slender than the pubis, and has its lower end expanded for symphysial union with the one on the other side (PL XXIV, figs. 1 and la). This pelvis is more like that of Atlantosaurus
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