. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Figs. 12-13. Posterior face and lower articular surface of distal end of tibiotarsus of Bathornis celeripes, natural size. attached. Though some of these have been distorted by crushing many of them have the condyles complete and in proper form. Fol- lowing is description of pertinent characters evident in these speci- mens; outline of external condyle, viewed laterally, rounded anteriorly and flattened on distal margin, which joins posterior surface at rather an abrupt angle; external surface with margins raised, the
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Figs. 12-13. Posterior face and lower articular surface of distal end of tibiotarsus of Bathornis celeripes, natural size. attached. Though some of these have been distorted by crushing many of them have the condyles complete and in proper form. Fol- lowing is description of pertinent characters evident in these speci- mens; outline of external condyle, viewed laterally, rounded anteriorly and flattened on distal margin, which joins posterior surface at rather an abrupt angle; external surface with margins raised, the posterior portion flaring out as a compressed, platelike process; outer face of in- ternal condyle with anterior portion narrowed and projected forward considerably beyond level of shaft, the margins rounded, lower margin flattened and posterior margin protruded as a thin, raised plate; a rounded tubercle near level of anterior margin of shaft about equidis- tant from upper and lower margins with a shallow, rounded excavation in front; intercondylar fossa broad and deeply impressed, with the internal condyle rising abruptly from it, the margin of this condyle being thickened somewhat to produce a slight notch; boundary wall of. 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 Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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