Osteological Symmetry of the Camel. 

 Depth of the THORAX in the Bactrian Camel. 



559 



(Thickness) of the separate Portions of the Sternum, in the Mesial Plane. 



Actual Measurements. 



Greatest distance from the dermal (sternal) 

 scabrous surface of the rostral (1st) bone of 

 the sternum, To the opposite dorsal surface, 

 at the sternal ends of the 1st ribs . . . "56 



Smallest distance in the mesial plane from 

 the dermal (sternal), To the pleural (dorsal) 

 surface; interveningly to the rostral and the 

 caudal ends of each portion of the sternum 51 



-90 



1-32 



3-29 



„ J Dimen- 



Supposed 3i„„3 i„ 



Normal 

 Dimen- 

 sions. 



•50 



•50 

 1-00 

 1-25 



3-25 



Propor- 

 tional 

 Parts. 



Diff. 



a 



4 



5 



13 



Actual Meazurements. 



Supposed P™«P- 

 Noraal SI™""' 



Distance in the mesial plane from the caudal 

 margin of the dermal (sternal) surface, 

 To the opposite caudal margin of the pleu- 

 ral (dorsal) surface 1^04 



1-45 



208 



3-20 



038 



8-15 



Dimen- 

 sions. 



1-00 

 1-50 

 2-00 

 3-25 

 •50 



8-25 



Propor- 

 tional 

 Parts. 



4 

 6 



8 

 13 



33 



Diff. 



2 



5 



11 



20 



Transverse Dimensions (Breadth) of the separate Portions of the Sternum. 



rist, 



E 



a 

 a 



CO 



o 



Sad, 

 3rd, 

 4th, 

 5th, 

 6th, 



Distance between the lateral scabrous sur- 

 faces of the rostral (1st) bone of the ster- 

 num. Being at the meeting of the sternal 

 ends of the right and the left rostral (1 st) ribs '76 



Smallest distance between the lateral sinuous 

 margins of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th bones of 

 the sternum, and between the smooth sinu- 

 ous surfaces of the 5th and 6th bones, in 

 the intervals of the junction of the carti- 

 lages of the six rostral ribs with the liga- 

 mento-cartilaginous connection of the ends 

 of the bones of the sternum .... r58 



213 



240 



2-64 



4^15 



•75 



1-50 

 2-25 

 2-50 



2-75 

 4-00 



13-66 13-75 55 



6 



9 

 lO 

 11 

 16 



13 



Distance between the rounded lateral mar- 

 gins of the dermal (sternal) surface of the 

 6th bone of the sternum, at the dermal 

 (sternal) termination of the cartilage of the 

 6th rib ; the cartilage of the 7th rib, the 

 last joined to the sternum being closely 

 caudad from that of the 6th .... 



6-12 



Distance between the lateral extremities of 

 the caudal margin of the caudal (6th) 

 bone of the sternum 2'95 



6-00 



3-00 



2^ 



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