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Fig. 17— Skeleton of an aged male gorilla.* 



* This illustration is from Dnvernoy's Des caracteres anatomiques 

 des grandes singes pseudo-anthropomorphes, plate ii. It is an 

 excellent illustration of the characteristic spinous processes of the 

 vertebral column, and of the relative position of the limbs. 



