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nnniilus carlilagincus, lciilaciila fcrcns, cui scplcm, ul iii liololluiiiis dcccm inscrunlur quidciii 

 inusciili, cjui taiiicn iicquaquain iilco orgaiiis loconioloriis laiiluiti adscribciulus, scd (sccunduiii 

 Uoclorcni Mc3'raii\, conf. Acadcin. dcs scicnccs dc l'aiis. Scancc du 3o. Scpt. i833.) cuni basi 

 craiiii pcrrcclioniin gciicruin poliiis coniparaii<liis cst. Magna saiic csl liuiiis bololhuriaruiii 

 anniili analogia cuin pcrfcclioris alicuius animaiis vertebra. Ubi iii foelii huinano unam exci- 

 dcris cx spina ^crlcbraiii, caiii, iit liunc aiiiiiiluni, cx jihiribus composilaiii \idchis ossiculis, 

 (luoriim laliis extcrnum musciiloruin inscrvit inserlioiii, iiilcriium vcro aiiiiuluiii quodammodo 

 circiiiiidal ncrvcuin. L't iii hoiiiinc vortcbrae primac oiiiiiiuin ossiiim iii carlilagiiieni mulaiilur, 

 ila eliain ea, quac in animaliiiin scric prima conspiciuiitur ossa iiitcriia vcrlcbiis analoga csse 

 verisimilc est. Equidcni igiliir, 'ricdcinaiiiiii insupcr observalione frelus, qui fila alhida tencr- 

 riiiia ex interna annuli parte ad lcnlacula porrecla eonspexil, hunc aniiuliiin vcrlcbiam quasi 

 cssc cciisco , scd ut in foclu hniiiaiio capilis ossa ct coslac cv verlcbris quasi jirogcriniiiiint, 

 ila iii his iiiii)crfcclioril)us aiiimaiihus \crtcl)ra simul suslincndis tciilaciilis; ct lirmaiido ac 

 liiciulo canalis cibaril iiiilio inscrviic iiiihi \idclur. 



