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These holes were 87 mils apart (inside edges)
on the portion used for the articulation of
the 1st chevron. These holes (see plate) were
20 far apart that the intermedian carine
must have been divided out its
next to the last lumbar.
Measurements of 1st Caudal (cleaned)
Dyst spine to lower edge centrum 9.50 mil (posterior)
Greatest breadth (bet. trans. pore) 9/10 " "
Definite centra
Breadth "
Height Spine
350 " "
390 " (anterior)
470 " (anterior)
Chevrons There are 16 chevrons present between
the 17 and 18th caudal, on the left side one
half of another small chevron - so that
17 might be counted. This brief chevron
was 6 mil long x 5 mil wide, coursey extremely
curvede entirely, it had the regular
shape & form of a chevron, it was imbedded
in its ligament & at first one would
have said there was nothing there, but
I cut it out very carefully so that I
could not possibly have missed the
other had it been present - The 16th
chevron (the last complete one) is composed
of two laminated irregular circular in
shape, which are not joined distally ex.
by cartilage. The right one is 708 mil. Its
greatest length & 95 mil greatest
breadth. This chevron is directly between