[Journals], 1908-1912
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white hair on symphysis - bladder very soft - two marks ) ( on top of sweet Folds on throat are 40 mil. wide, between fins 35 mil. wide + at end on belly 50 mil. wide. femora are 30 mil. deep. - and barnacle near on right hip - This whole contained petries no 35-a ♀ Skull Length = 610 Jaw length straight = 595 Breadth = 297 " curved = 645 There are 16 ossified chevrons - the usual first chevron is not present, + is represented by a nodele of cartilage on each side, only there is no sigification whatever in it - The first chevron of the series is large & not joined distally; the two laminæ forming this chevron are not opposite each other - the one on the right side is half its lengths behind the one on its left - The 2nd chevron has a well marked spine; & th 3rd + 4th are the same height as they lie in position, + the highest of set series. also th spines of the 4th is no longer than that of the 3rd, it is much broader ant. posterily. Only 14 pairs of ribs were present - six- around both sides most closely when I described this, so that there is no possibility of mistake - the last pair were long, the usual short terminal pair being the ones which were missing Cy D14 T15. Ca 28 = 64 (sur)