metacarpus

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This condition is well seen in Professor Marsh's specimen of Rhamphorhynchus, which has the wing membrane preserved, in which all bones of the fore-arm metacarpus and wing finger are extended in a continuous curve.

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

There is great difference in the length of the metacarpus.

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

The metacarpus is formed of three bones: the principal metacarpal and the two rudimentary ones.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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 four bones of the wing finger measure, from the point where the first bone bends upon the metacarpus, less than 18 inches.

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