. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. VERTEBRAE AND RIBS 175 varies; two to four may be thus united. The additional articular facets upon the dorsal vertebrae have been already commented upon as a point of important likeness to other American Edentates. The dorsal vertebrae are commonly eleven in number, the lumbar being three. But in Priodon the numbers are twelve and two respectively. There are traces to l)e observed of the double-headed attachment of the ribs to the sternum. The. Fig. 100.—Bones of the right luaiius of the Hairy Armadillo. Dasypus villosus. x ^. c, Cuneiform ; /, lunar
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. VERTEBRAE AND RIBS 175 varies; two to four may be thus united. The additional articular facets upon the dorsal vertebrae have been already commented upon as a point of important likeness to other American Edentates. The dorsal vertebrae are commonly eleven in number, the lumbar being three. But in Priodon the numbers are twelve and two respectively. There are traces to l)e observed of the double-headed attachment of the ribs to the sternum. The. Fig. 100.—Bones of the right luaiius of the Hairy Armadillo. Dasypus villosus. x ^. c, Cuneiform ; /, lunar ; m, mag- num ; p, pisiform ; R, radius ; ,s', scaphoid ; td, trapezoid ; tm, trapezium ; v, uncii'orm ; U, ulna; 7- V, digits. (From Flower's Osteology.). 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. London : Macmillan and Co. ; New York : The Macmillan Company
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