ELEPHAS MERIDIONALIS.—METACARPUS. 
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r E. meridionalis. E. antiquus. 
Third metacarpal facet. 
. 5 
X2T inches. 3X1 inches 
Eourth ,, ,, . 
. 4-4 
X 4 ,, ■) 
Fifth „ „ . 
. 4 
X3 „ } 7X4 ” 
Magnal facet . 
X 3'5 „ 
Maximum height. 
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lhe above contrasts with the same parts of E. antiquus, recorded at p. 60. The 
discrepancies, however, may be the result of specific or individual character, but certainly 
the relative sizes of the surfaces for the third metacarpal are remarkable. 
9. METACARPUS. 
The characters of the metacarpals met with on the East Coast, when compared with 
equivalent bones of the recent species and those of E. pnmigenius and E. antiquus, show 
little that is noteworthy, excepting, perhaps, in the proximal extremities of the third digit, 
as shown in PI. XVIII, fig. 5. They, moreover, seem to differ considerably individually 
in their contours, especially of the two outer toes. 
The following are a few of the characters and dimensions of the more characteristic 
specimens: 
K first digit from Overstrand, Cromer, in Mr. Savin’s possession, is 5 inches in 
length. The proximal facet is 3x2, and distal 5 inches (by tape) X2'5 inches; the 
girth, midshaft, is S 4 inches. This specimen does not appear to differ from the equiva¬ 
lent bone in the African Elephant, as has been indicated. 1 
Third digit. The specimen (PI. XVIII, fig. 5) has been referred to ; 3 it is from 
Happisborough. In this metacarpal (No. 33,42S, B. M.) the magnal facet for the 
fourth metacarpal is not nearly so broad as in E. antiquus. 
This very large bone is 108 inches in length, the height of the proximal extremity 
being 6 inches, and smallest girth of shaft II-8 inches. The upper portion of the 
magnal facet is more cancave than in the bone attributed to E. antiquus —a character I 
have observed in all the large third metacarpals from the East Coast. 
Another specimen in the Gunn Collection is S-5 inches in length; the breadth of the 
outer proximal facet for the fourth metacarpal and unciform is 4 X 3 5 inches; the antero¬ 
posterior length of the distal articular surface (by tape) is 5’5 X 3-8 inches. It displays 
the same characters of the proximal articular surface as in the former. 
Fourth digit .—A metacarpal in the Norwich Museum is 7'5 in length, with an 
unciform facet of 4X 35 inches. The surface for the third metacarpal is 3-5 X U4 inches, 
whilst that for the fifth metacarpal is 4-5 X P8 inches. The distal (a. p. d. by tape) is 5‘5 
inches, and transverse 2-8 inches. The girth, midshaft, is 10 inches. 
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