metacarpus
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The chief point of variation from the Pterodactyle wing is in the relative length of the metacarpus in Dimorphodon.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
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.
A. Oblique extensor of the metacarpus, the homologue of the long abductor of the thumb and the short extensor of the thumb, united as one muscle.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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.
B. The radials represented by a single muscle, the anterior extensor of the metacarpus.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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