metacarpus

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The bones which correspond to the back of the hand in man, termed the metacarpus, are variable in length in Pterodactyles—sometimes very long and sometimes short.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

B. The two radials blended superiorly, distinct inferiorly; this is the anterior extensor of the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The whole finger is preserved in other specimens straightened out so as to be in line with the metacarpus.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

But the other variations are in the length of the metacarpus, or of the neck, or head.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

The extremity of the metacarpus was applied to the ground.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.