. The Deseado formation of Patagonia . tion, whichprobably belong to this species, I have not cared to makethe association without some evidence of a definite char-acter. However, in the case of a fore limb, which wasfound fairly near one of the skulls, is of proper size, andbecause this humerus occurs with something like the fre-quency of the skulls, I have been convinced that it belongedto this species, and so described it under the genus. Thisspecimen consists of the two humeri, the radius and theulna, No. 3328. Humerus, greatest length Humerus, diameter of head Humerus, transverse diameter
. The Deseado formation of Patagonia . tion, whichprobably belong to this species, I have not cared to makethe association without some evidence of a definite char-acter. However, in the case of a fore limb, which wasfound fairly near one of the skulls, is of proper size, andbecause this humerus occurs with something like the fre-quency of the skulls, I have been convinced that it belongedto this species, and so described it under the genus. Thisspecimen consists of the two humeri, the radius and theulna, No. 3328. Humerus, greatest length Humerus, diameter of head Humerus, transverse diameter of the shaft Humerus, width of distal end 314 mm. 77 mm. 43 mm. The ulna lacks some 60 mm. in the middle of the shaft,but when fitted to the radius its length can readily be ob- 120 THE DESEADO FORMATION OF PATAGONIA tained. The radius is considerably weathered so thatmeasurements of the distal end are only approximate. Ulna, length over all Ulna, transverse diameter of distal end Radius, length over all 430 mm. 58 mm. 310 Fig. 76. Right humerusfrom the posterior side—1/4natural size.
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