. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. Skull of young Indian Elephant. a, intermaxillary bone ; b, nasal bone ; c, superior maxillary; d, jugal; /, frontal; g, parietal; h, temporal; i, inferior maxilla. cavity, and even in the Elephant advancing considerably upon its upper surface, where at an early period it becomes so firmly consolidated with the parietals, and these again with the fron- tals and temporals, that the whole roof of the skull appears to be formed of one bone. In the hog tribe, the Hippopotamus and the Tapir, it termi- nates superiorly in an a
. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. Skull of young Indian Elephant. a, intermaxillary bone ; b, nasal bone ; c, superior maxillary; d, jugal; /, frontal; g, parietal; h, temporal; i, inferior maxilla. cavity, and even in the Elephant advancing considerably upon its upper surface, where at an early period it becomes so firmly consolidated with the parietals, and these again with the fron- tals and temporals, that the whole roof of the skull appears to be formed of one bone. In the hog tribe, the Hippopotamus and the Tapir, it termi- nates superiorly in an abrupt and broadly ex- panded crest, into which the muscles of the neck are inserted; and not unfrequently the deep fossae and prominent ridges visible upon its posterior aspect testify to the massive strength required in this part of the muscular system, either to Fig. Vertical section of Elephant's skull, shewing the relative proportions between the cranial cavity and the sinuses 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 Todd, Robert Bentley, 1809-1860. London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper
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