. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 62.—Section of the trunk of STECosAintus. i, Dia- POPHYSIS; Tpl, DEEMAL PLATE; r, BIB; S, SPINE; V, VEETE- BEA. MODIFIED FEOM LULL. point where the plates emerged from the thick skin of the back must have been but very little off the middle line of the back. The eAddence in favor of an erect rather than a procumbent position for the plates, is shown by the fact that both surfaces are covered with blood-vessel impressions and no indication of either having been in contact with the creature's Fig. 63.—SECTION of the proximal paet of the t
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 62.—Section of the trunk of STECosAintus. i, Dia- POPHYSIS; Tpl, DEEMAL PLATE; r, BIB; S, SPINE; V, VEETE- BEA. MODIFIED FEOM LULL. point where the plates emerged from the thick skin of the back must have been but very little off the middle line of the back. The eAddence in favor of an erect rather than a procumbent position for the plates, is shown by the fact that both surfaces are covered with blood-vessel impressions and no indication of either having been in contact with the creature's Fig. 63.—SECTION of the proximal paet of the tau. OF Stegosaurus. c, Chevron; pZ, DEEMAL plate; «, spine; V, VERTEBRA. MODIFIED FEOM 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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