. The Deseado formation of Patagonia . ophyses of the subcylindrical interlocking type. In all their features the vertebrae resemble those of Theo- sodori, being nearly as highly specialized and in the same manner. Measurements of Typical Vertebrae Dorsal vertebra No. 7, length 23 mm. width of centrum * 22 mm. Dorsal vertebra No. 9, length 28 mm. Lumbar vertebra No. 2, length 29 mm. Lumbar vertebra No. 2, width of centrum 24 mm. Lumbar vertebra No. 2, width across transverse processes 160 mm. The femur is short and very stocky. The rounded headis carried on a short neck, and does not rise near
. The Deseado formation of Patagonia . ophyses of the subcylindrical interlocking type. In all their features the vertebrae resemble those of Theo- sodori, being nearly as highly specialized and in the same manner. Measurements of Typical Vertebrae Dorsal vertebra No. 7, length 23 mm. width of centrum * 22 mm. Dorsal vertebra No. 9, length 28 mm. Lumbar vertebra No. 2, length 29 mm. Lumbar vertebra No. 2, width of centrum 24 mm. Lumbar vertebra No. 2, width across transverse processes 160 mm. The femur is short and very stocky. The rounded headis carried on a short neck, and does not rise nearly as highas the greater trochanter, the sulcus for the round liga- PROTHEOSODON CONIFERUS 45 ment being a broad, deep notch on the posterior greater trochanter is rugose, heavy, and high, but notincurved at the top. The lesser trochanter is a small, thinridge well below the head. The third trochanter is a large,thin process, projecting almost directly backward, thoughcurved inward at the end, and is situated well below the.
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