phalange

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In both the crown of the head is elevated, the thumb and first phalange of the middle finger are very short, and the premolars are 2/3.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

An immense pneumatic foramen is situate in a groove on the under side of the upper end of the first phalange in Ornithocheirus, but is absent in specimens from the Kimeridge clay.

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

There is some support for this interpretation; but I have not seen any English or German Pterodactyles with only one phalange in the first toe.

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

Thirdly, the great elongation of the third wing phalange.

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

The fourth is represented only by the metacarpal, and one nailless phalange, the first and fifth only by rudimentary metacarpals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various