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the body. Again, one feels justified in asking what evidence exists to 

 show that the last two ribs were really as short as those seen in the 

 diagram. Is it not possible that they are only based on guesswork, 

 and made to harmonize with the general conception expressed by the 

 reconstruction ? 



Fig. 3. — Hind-limb of Diplodocus (after author). 



The Femur. — Drawings of the femur of Diplodocus are given in 

 Fig. 4. Let us examine these carefully, for it is largely from the 



Fig. 4. — Two views of left femur of Diplodocus. 



