On the Anatomy of Vertebrates ...: Fishes and reptiles |
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... crocodile upwards ; and the seeming unity of the outstanding part in birds and mammals is caused by the soldering thereto of a third element the cervical rib ' of the herpetotomist , the styloid process ' of the ornithotomist . ' - 6 ...
... crocodile upwards ; and the seeming unity of the outstanding part in birds and mammals is caused by the soldering thereto of a third element the cervical rib ' of the herpetotomist , the styloid process ' of the ornithotomist . ' - 6 ...
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... Crocodile ; e , Frog ; f , Siren ; g , Cod - flsh ; h , Skate . CXLV . of the body through the water . The shape of the body is usually such as is adapted for moving with least resistance through a liquid medium . The surface of the ...
... Crocodile ; e , Frog ; f , Siren ; g , Cod - flsh ; h , Skate . CXLV . of the body through the water . The shape of the body is usually such as is adapted for moving with least resistance through a liquid medium . The surface of the ...
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... crocodiles , all cold - blooded vertebrates , with lungs , breathing air directly , are called Reptiles ( Reptilia , Cuv . ) . The heart has two auricles ; the ventricle , in most , is imperfectly divided , and more or less of the ...
... crocodiles , all cold - blooded vertebrates , with lungs , breathing air directly , are called Reptiles ( Reptilia , Cuv . ) . The heart has two auricles ; the ventricle , in most , is imperfectly divided , and more or less of the ...
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... Crocodile , or large medullary cavities as in the Ox , or pneumatic cavities and sinuses as in the Owl , are the result of secondary changes by absorption , and not of the primitive consti- tution of the bones . These are solid in their ...
... Crocodile , or large medullary cavities as in the Ox , or pneumatic cavities and sinuses as in the Owl , are the result of secondary changes by absorption , and not of the primitive consti- tution of the bones . These are solid in their ...
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... Crocodile , and the Armadillo are instances of its accumu- lation upon or near the surface of the body ; and hence the ball- proof character of the skin of the largest of these mailed examples . The most constant position of bone is ...
... Crocodile , and the Armadillo are instances of its accumu- lation upon or near the surface of the body ; and hence the ball- proof character of the skin of the largest of these mailed examples . The most constant position of bone is ...
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abdominal air-bladder alisphenoid appendage artery articular articulated attached backward Batrachia body bones bony branchial branchial arches called canal capsule cartilage cartilaginous caudal cavity centrum cervical Chelone Chelonia coalesce coracoid cranial cranium Crocodile Crocodilia dentary dentine developed dorsal duct elongated Endoskeleton exoccipitals expanded extends fibres fore forward Frog frontal gills hæmal arch hæmal spine hæmapophysis homology humerus inner inserted intestine Lancelet Lepidosiren ligament limbs lobes longitudinal lower jaw mastoid maxillary median membrane muscles muscular nasal nerves neural arch neural spine notochord occipital olfactory opercular orbitosphenoids organs Osseous Fishes ossified outer pair palatine parapophyses parietal pectoral pectoral fin pedicle Plagiostomes plates pleurapophyses Polypterus posterior premaxillary prosencephalon pterygoid rays Reptiles ribs scapula scutes segment Sharks short side skeleton skull slender species Sturgeon surface tail teeth terminal tooth transverse transverse process trunk tympanic upper vascular vein ventral ventricle vertebræ vertebral column vertical vomer
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