Phocarna, or the Anatomy of a Torpefs. 
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vity within, which was filled with a particular fort of 
fatty fubftance, as is before hinted. The length of the 
lower Maxilla or Jaw was about 7 Inches and \ at the 
broadeft place, towards the articulation two Inches ; and 
in the narroweft towards the extream, not above an Inch. 
It eonfifted of two bones that were joyned together at 
the Mm turn. 
We fhall next dettribe the Spine which eonfifted of fix- 
ty Vertebra from the f Atlas to the apex of the Tayle. 
Dan. Major numbred but fifty four, the firft or the Atlas 
to which the Cranium was fattened, was very large, ha- 
ving two tranlverfo Procefles that were long, and two 
others juft below them that were much fhorter and letter. 
It had likewife two Spinal Procefles : The hindermolb 
that was much the greateft anlwering to the Spinal Pro- 
cefles of the other Vertebra, and a iinalier jutting fome- 
thing towards the head. This hindermoft Spinal Pro- 
eels, at its extremity had a divifion, that it might receive 
the Spinal procels of the next Vertebra ; which feem 
providently contrived, that lo it might not hinder the 
erection or flection backwards of the head. Under this- 
firft Vertebra there was the appearance of two other 
fmall ones, which may be reckoned thole of the Neck. 
The Vertebra of the Thorax, as alfo the Abdomen, bad 
tranlverfo, Ipinaland oblique procefles ; but thofoof the 
upper Vertebra were Iinalier than of the lower, all being 
largeft about the beginning of the Abdomen. In the firft 
fix Vertebra the Pofterior Spinal procels, upon flection of 
the body, is received into the Cavity of the Anterior ; 
but in the other Vertebra that of the Anterior into the 
Pofterior ; but the foventh Vertebra foems dubious be- 
tween both. So the tranlverfo or lateral procefles oF the 
. V< ertebra of the Thorax are oblique defoending. The 
four firft ofthe Abdomen do lye at right angles with the 
Vertebra ; but the remaining are obliquely attending. The 
oblique Procefles in the firft Vertebra of the Thorax foem 
to be Epiphvfes of the tranlverfo, but as- they do dettend, 
’ they 
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