Dragons of the Air: An Account of Extinct Flying ReptilesSeeley, H. G. (Harry Govier)
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Dragons of the Air: An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles
Seeley, H. G. (Harry Govier)
Pterosauria
Shoulder-girdle bones in a bird and three Pterodactyles 113
39. The Notarium from the back of Ornithocheirus 115
40. The shoulder-girdle of Ornithocheirus 115
41. Humerus of Pigeon and Ornithocheirus 119
42. Fore-arm of Golden Eagle and Dimorphodon 120
43. Wrist bones of Ornithocheirus 124
44. Clawed digits of the hand in two Pterodactyles 125
45. Claw from the hand of Ornithocheirus 129
46. The hand in Archæopteryx and the Ostrich 130
48. Slab of Lias with bones of Dimorphodon _To face page_ 143
49. Dimorphodon (restored form) at rest 144
50. Dimorphodon (restored form of the animal) _To face page_ 145
51. Dimorphodon skeleton, walking as a quadruped " " 146
52. Dimorphodon skeleton as a biped " " 147
53. Lower jaw of Dorygnathus 149
54. Dimorphodon (wing membranes spread for flight) _To face page_ 150
55. Pelvis of Dimorphodon 151
56. Rhamphorhynchus skeleton (restored) 161
57. Scaphognathus (restoration of 1875) 163
58. Six restorations of Ornithosaurs 164
59. Ptenodracon skeleton (restored) 167
60. _Cycnorhamphus suevicus_ slab with bones _To face page_ 168
61. _Cycnorhamphus suevicus_ (form of the animal) _To face page_ 169
62. _Cycnorhamphus suevicus_ skeleton (restored) 170
63. _Cycnorhamphus Fraasi_ (restored skeleton form
of the animal) _To face page_ 170
64. _Cycnorhamphus Fraasi_ (restoration of the form
of the body) _To face page_ 171
65. Neck vertebra of Doratorhynchus from the Purbeck 173
66. Neck bone of Ornithodesmus from the Wealden 173
67. Sternum of Ornithodesmus, seen from the front 175
68. Sternum of Ornithodesmus, side view, showing the keel 175
69. Diagram of known parts of skull of Ornithocheirus 177
70. Neck bone of Ornithocheirus 179
71. Jaws of Ornithocheirus from the Chalk 180
72. Palate of the English Toothless Pterodactyle 181
73. Two views of the skull of Ornithostoma (Pteranodon) 182
74. Skeleton of Ornithostoma 183
75. Comparison of six skulls of Ornithosaurs 192
76. Pelvis of Ornithostoma 195
77. Skull of Anchisaurus and Dimorphodon 199
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