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Reference numberPP/11/10/1
Previous numbersPP/43/11
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TitleManuscript, 'On the bone in crocodilia commonly regarded as the os pubis and its representative among extinct reptilia' by Harry Govier Seeley
Date1887
DescriptionSeeley writes: 'Normally three elements enter into the construction of the pelvic girdle, each of which unites with the other two, and contributes to the formation of the acetabulum for the femur. The ilium and ischium are always more or less ossified, but sometimes the pubis remains represented by cartilage throughout life. Among the Amphibia the pubis is often in this cartilaginous state in its living representatives, so that only two bones and a cartilage usually contribute to form the articular cup for the femur. Among Urodeles the pubic cartilage is perforated by a foramen, which corresponds with the foramen in the ossified pubis of a lizard, and appears to carry the obturator nerve; so that its identification with the pubis is established.'

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one figure of the pelvic cartilage of Crocodylus palustris [mugger crocodile].

Subject: Palaeontology

Received 24 October 1887. Read 8 December 1887.

A version of this paper was published in volume 43 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the bone in crocodilia which is commonly regarded as the os pubis, and its representative among the extinct reptilia'.
Extent12p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1887.0125
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CodeNameDates
NA6493Seeley; Harry Govier (1839 - 1909); palaeontologist and geologist1839 - 1909
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