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Blindhole
appearance to the whole
Angular like no.9 only the angle is
a true right angle L
Eye
The eye was preserved in alcohol.
The eyeball has the shape of a wide ellipse
almost round; its circumference
is 17½ mil. (continued) The pupil is 20mil.
in length and slightly crescent shaped.
The iris is dark chestnut - its long
diameter is 25 mil. There is then a
narrow ring of bluish white, which is
sharply differentiated from the outside
elliptical ring of dark gray; The remainder
of the eyeball is yellowish white.
Teeth
O-O No sign of upper teeth was
24-24 found by cutting into the gum.
Measurements
Total length (by cutters)
= 31'
Notch flukes to hump
= 14'-1"
" " " arms
= 10'-7"
Height hump
= 8½"
Ext. of head to eye
= 7'-9"
" " " corner of mouth
= 6'-1"
Tip of mandible to " " "
= 4'-9"
Dist. between " " " = 2'-11"
Eye to Ear
12"
" " corner of mouth
= 2'-4"
shapely humps.