The Proboscidia
Cope ED. 1889. The Proboscidia. The American Naturalist. 23(268):191-211
The Proboscidia are Ungulata in which the second row of carpal bones has not moved inwards so as to alternate with the first, and in which the second row of tarsal bones alternates with the first by the navicular extending over part of the proximal face of the cuboid. The article is a detailed study of bone structure of the Proboscidia.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Cope, E
- Units
- BADL
- Keywords
- Bones, Fossils, Paleontology, Prehistoric Mammals, prehistoric ungulates