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.
The metacarpus consists of bones which correspond to the back of the hand.
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 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.
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.
