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no 30 ♂
S. obliquens no 30 ♂
13 pros 7 ribs.
29-28 undoubtedly the variation
28-27 in the dental formula
for all members of the Delphinidae
is largely due to the presence or absence
of the minute anterior & posterior teeth
in both jaws. In most species
these teeth are exceedingly minute and
in some specimens not present at
all. In the majority of museum speci-
mens they would be lost.
5' small anterior chevronas the 6th
increasing abruptly in size - the 10th
is the highest of the series
21 femurars
c D F Ca
7 13 21
no 28 ♂ (cont)
no 28 ♂ (cont) This was taken while phalanges
are insitu.
Phalanges (right pectoral) I II III IV V taking as first
The terminal phalanges 1 7 6 3 2 digit the model
outside or
radix.
of digits IV & V are circular - that of digit V is
exceedingly minute. That of digit III is also
very small. There are 6 carpalia -
3 proximal row & 3 distal row.