. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT 145 Brain. Rapid growth of the hemispheres and the commencement of the growth of the cerebellum combine to change the contour of the head to a dome-like shape. Eye. The wall of the sclera bears a number of papillae strongly recalling the sclerotic ossicles so commonly seen in the fossils of extinct aquatic reptiles and present in the sclera of many birds. In the penguin their incidence is apparently only of short duration at this stage in development. When the eyelids have
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT 145 Brain. Rapid growth of the hemispheres and the commencement of the growth of the cerebellum combine to change the contour of the head to a dome-like shape. Eye. The wall of the sclera bears a number of papillae strongly recalling the sclerotic ossicles so commonly seen in the fossils of extinct aquatic reptiles and present in the sclera of many birds. In the penguin their incidence is apparently only of short duration at this stage in development. When the eyelids have grown they disappear (of. papillae conjunctiva sclerae in the fowl, Lillie, 1908, p. 280). •mb. 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 Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (Great Britain); National Institute of Oceanography of Great Britain; Great Britain. Colonial Office. Discovery Committee. London ; New York : Cambridge University Press
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