The Kansas University Quarterly, Vol. I, No. 1 (1892)Various
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The Kansas University Quarterly, Vol. I, No. 1 (1892)
Various
Natural history -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals
Depth of hypapophysis below floor of neural canal 30
Width of spinous process 26
7. Length of seventh cervical vertebra 37
Height of spine above floor of neural canal 46
Transverse diameter of ball 19
Vertical diameter of ball 20
Width of spinous process 27
Dorsal vertebrae.
There are thirty-five vertebrae between the cervicals and the first
non-rib-bearing vertebra, to which the pelvis was, evidently, attached.
The distinction between the cervicals and thoracics cannot be made from
any characters they possess, as the seventh vertebra does not bear a
distinct hypapophysis. Neither can it be said with certainty from this
specimen which is the first thoracic vertebra, as the cervical ribs
had, unfortunately, been displaced in the collection and preparation
of the specimen. In another specimen, referred to _C. pumilus_, and
which, as will be seen later, cannot be specifically distinguished
from the present species, short cervical ribs were found attached to
six vertebrae posterior to the atlas. That the eighth vertebra is a
thoracic one is shown by the relation of the ribs in this specimen.
Posteriorly there is no distinction, also, between the true thoracic
vertebrae and those of the lumbar region. All the vertebrae anterior to
the pelvis bear ribs, and will all be considered as dorsal vertebrae,
the true thoracic vertebrae being restricted to those of which the ribs
are elongated, and, probably, connected with the sternum.
In the anterior vertebrae of the series, the centra are subcarinate
below, the obtuse, rounded ridge becoming less and less apparent
until no indications of the keel can be seen, before the middle
of the series. The transverse processes are stoutest, with a more
elongated, sigmoid articular surface, with little or no constriction,
and projecting only slightly beyond the stout articulating processes,
in the anterior vertebrae. In the tenth or eleventh, the articular
surface has become markedly smaller, more vertical, and less sigmoid in
outline. Thence to the last, the articular surface for the ribs remains
nearly the same. The process itself, however, becomes gradually more
prominent and constricted, as the zygapophyses becomes smaller. The
spinous processes increase slightly in length and breadth, and are only
slightly oblique throughout. In length, the centra increase gradually.
The vertical diameter of the ball increases gradually, while the
transverse diameter remains more nearly the same.
MEASUREMENTS OF THE DORSAL VERTEBRAE.
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