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Fore Limb

COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF PHALANGES



Parasaurolophus
walkeri

Kritosaurus
incurvimanus

mm. mm.
Phalanx II1, length 65 73
Phalanx II1, proximal width 41 45
Phalanx II1, distal width 45 42
Phalanx II2, length 17 18
Phalanx II2, width 31 25
Phalanx II3, length 58 64
Phalanx II1, proximal width 34 37
Phalanx II1, width of hoof 37 53
Phalanx III1, length 38 57
Phalanx II1, proximal width 58 51
Phalanx II1, distal width 55 47
Phalanx III2, length 15 21
Phalanx II1, width 40 34
Phalanx III3, length 51 52
Phalanx II1, proximal width 46 45
Phalanx II1, width of hoof 52 58
Phalanx IV1, length 54 66
Phalanx II1, proximal width 46 45
Phalanx II1, distal width 52 58
Phalanx IV2, length 14 18
Phalanx II1, width 33 34
Phalanx IV3, length 11 15
Phalanx II1, width 17 21
Phalanx V1, length 48 60
Phalanx II1, proximal width 39 60
Phalanx II1, distal width 34
Phalanx V2, length 30 32
Phalanx II1, proximal width 28
Phalanx II1, distal width 27
Phalanx V3, length 25 18
Phalanx II1, width 25
Phalanx V4, length 10

The relatively large size of the scapula has already been referred to: equally noteworthy is the relatively short fore limb in all its elements. The humerus is considerably shorter than in Saurolophus osborni, but somewhat longer