III. 



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 (jOvis aries). 



B. Musk oz (Ovibus masckatus). 



C. Ox (Bos taurus). 



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



E. Reindeer (Rangiftr (arandui) (Teleraetacarpalian), 



F. P'\g (Sus scrt>/a). 



Ill 



III. 



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