The _pelvis_ is described from the right and left ilia, which
are broken as they expand towards the crest; the acetabulum is
fragmentary, but all the parts remain. The ischium and pubis are only
represented by fragments. As figured in Plate V., the acetabulum
is restored from a somewhat smaller specimen. The most striking
feature of the _ilium_ is the long and somewhat constricted neck. The
acetabular border is long and curved forward, thinning gradually as
it approaches the crest; and marked on the iliac surface, near the
acetabulum, by a slight rugosity for the rectus muscle.
The ischial border, while less arched, is probably longer; and the
sacral surface, distinctly defined, indicates that the rounded upper
border of the ilium rarely reached above the sacral spines. There
is a deep groove between the ischial and pubic borders, the latter
disappearing about half way up the iliac surface. The gluteal surface
near the acetabulum is much depressed; above it expands into a broad,
flat, thin plate.
The _ischium_ has a stout neck and thick expansion below; the upper
border is very heavy. From what remains of the _ischium_ and _pubis_
we can infer a large elliptical obturator foramen, a short pubic
symphysis, a narrow and rather slight pubis, with a small nearly
cylindrical neck. The acetabulum is deep, with a thick well-raised
border, and a large, oblong, and very deep pit for the ligamentum
teres.
_Measurements of Pelvis._
M.
Ilium, transverse diameter above acetabulum ·062
Ilium, long diameter (estimated) ·232
Acetabulum, greatest diameter ·050
Ischium, transverse diameter below acetabulum ·041
Pubis, diameter at obturator foramen ·035
The _tarsus_ is arranged in the usual Perissodactyle order. The
_calcaneum_ is stout, of good length, tuberous, but not expanding
much at the extremity; presenting two faces for the astragalus, of
which the internal is the largest, and a large distal face for the
cuboid. The _astragalus_ is wide, with less asymmetry in the two
articular facets than is common. It articulates with both the cuboid
and navicular.
_Measurements of Tarsus._
M.
Astragalus, total width, tibial facets ·048
Astragalus, total length ·056
Astragalus, length, navicular facet ·046
Astragalus, width, navicular facet ·035
Calcaneum, total length ·120
Calcaneum, total breadth ·057
Calcaneum, length of tuber calcis ·050
All the above were found at Henry's Fork Divide. In another locality,
in connection with a fine head of _P. major_, was found the lower
half of a _humerus_.
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