RE: YPM 1980 Femur, Proximal and Distal Views

[Ken.Carpenter@dmns.org]

It's mounted on the skeleton, hence can't see those

Kenneth Carpenter, Ph.D. 
Curator of Lower Vertebrate Paleontology 
and Chief Preparator 
Department of Earth Sciences 
Denver Museum of Nature & Science 
2001 Colorado Blvd. 
Denver, CO 80205 USA

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Mike Taylor
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:48 PM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: YPM 1980 Femur, Proximal and Distal Views
> 
> Dear DMLers,
> 
> Plate 71 of Ostrom and McIntosh 1966, _Marsh's Dinosaurs_ (on page
> 207) shows illustrations of the left femur of the "Brontosaurus"
> (ie. _Apatosaurus_) _excelsus_ holotype, YPM 1980.  The plate 
> includes anterior and medial views of the femur, but not 
> proximal or distal views.  If anyone out there has happened 
> to examine this bone and photograph it in these aspects, I 
> would _very_ much appreciate scans of the photos.  If you can 
> help, please reply off-list.  Thank you.
> 
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