metacarpus

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

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

These three portions are the homologues of the carpus, the metacarpus, and the fingers, which, as we have already seen in the case of the hand, are the osseous groups which form its skeleton.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The metacarpus is reduced to a single piece, which in the horse constitutes what is known as the canon.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

In that type the head appears to have been about 3 or 4 feet long, and the wing finger exceeded 5 feet; while the length of the fore-arm and metacarpus exceeded 3 feet.

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