in. 



M.S. 



M. r,. M. 4, 



Bones of the Hand or Lower Front Limb 

 IN Modern Artiodactyles, to illustrate 

 THE Gradual Disappearance of the Side 

 Fingers. 



M. = Metacarpal bones, 

 ph. = phalanges. 

 (The metacarpal bones are numbered in Arabic 

 figures, the phalanges in Roman numerals). 



A. Sheep (Ovis an'es), 



B. Musk ox {flvibus moschatus). 



C. Ox {Bos taurus). 



D. Red deer {Cervus elaphus) (Plesiometacarpalian). 



E. Reindeer (^<i«^(/f;-/arrt»</xj)(Telemetacarpalian). 



F. ¥\^{Sus scrofa). 



