. The colossal cephalopods of the North Atlantic [microform]. Cephalopoda; Squids; Octopuses; Céphalopodes; Calmars; Poulpe. COLOSSAL CEPHaLOPOPS. 80 rough measurements of the body of No. 4, and an estimate of tlie diameter of the sessile arms. The jaws of No. 10 were obtained from the stomach of a sperm whale taken in the N. Atlantic, and were presented to the Essex Institute by Capt. N. E. Atwood, of Provincetown, Mass., but the date and precise locality of the cap- Fig. Upper jaw of Aichlteutlils pvlnceps Vcrrill. No. 10. Natural size. ture are unknown. The form of these jaws is well
. The colossal cephalopods of the North Atlantic [microform]. Cephalopoda; Squids; Octopuses; Céphalopodes; Calmars; Poulpe. COLOSSAL CEPHaLOPOPS. 80 rough measurements of the body of No. 4, and an estimate of tlie diameter of the sessile arms. The jaws of No. 10 were obtained from the stomach of a sperm whale taken in the N. Atlantic, and were presented to the Essex Institute by Capt. N. E. Atwood, of Provincetown, Mass., but the date and precise locality of the cap- Fig. Upper jaw of Aichlteutlils pvlnceps Vcrrill. No. 10. Natural size. ture are unknown. The form of these jaws is well shown in figures 25 and 26. The total length of the upper jaw (fig. 25) is 0 inches; greatest breadth, 1-45; front to back 3*5 inches; width of palatine lamina, 2-32. The frontal portion is consider- ably broken, but the dorsal portion appears to extend nearly to the â. 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 Verrill, A. E. (Addison Emery), 1839-1926. [S. l. : s. n. ]
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