"Skull of Boa constrictor. a, quadrate bone; b, b, halves of lower jaw." -Cooper, 1887
"Restored skeleton of Palaeospondylus gunni. d.c., Cirri of dorsal margin; l.c., long lateral cirri;…
Skeleton of skate. nc, nasal capsules; pq, palato-pterygo-quadrate cartilage; M, Meckel's cartilage;…
"Pectoral girdle and fin of cod. fr., Fin-rays; b.o., brachial ossicles; cor., coracoid; sc., scapula;…
"Skeleton of Ceratodus fin. a., Central axis; r., radials; h., basal piece." -Thomson, 1916
"Vertebral column and pelvic girdle of bull-frog. t.p., Transvers processes of sacral vertebra; Il.,…
"Skeleton of frog. The half of the pectoral girdle, and fore- and hind-limb of the right side are not…
"Internal view of tortoise skeleton. H., humerus; SC., scapula running dorsally; PC., precoracoid; C.,…
"Entire skeleton of condor, showing the relative positions of the chief bones." -Thomson, 1916
"Hesperornis. ST., Sternum; CO., coracoid; CL., clavicle; H., rudimentary humerus; SC., scapula; P.,…
"Side view of horse's skull. P., Parietal; FR., frontal; NA., nasal; PMX., premaxilla; MX., maxilla;…
"Feet of horse and its predecessors. 1, Palaeotherium; 2, Anchitherium; 3, Hippotherium; 4, Equus."…
"Skeleton of male gorilla. cl., Clavicle; sc., tip of scapula; S., praesternum; H., humerus; r., radius;…
"Actinomma, a radiolarian with a shell and no mouth. A, whole animal with a portion of two spheres of…
A Native American father and his son find a pony while hiking near the mountains.
"Liteocircus annularis. cent. caps, central capsule; ext. caps. pr, extra-capsular protoplasm; int.…
"Salmo fario, the entire skull, from the left side. art, articular; branchiost, branchiostegal rays;…
"Skeleton of crocodile. C, causal region; D, thoracic region of spinal column; F, fibula; Fe, femur;…
"Cistudo lutaria. Skeleton seen from below; the plastron has been removed and is represented on one…
"Chelone midas. Transverse section of skeleton. C, costal plate; C', centrum; M, marginal plate; P,…
A primitive giraffe-camel. This primitive camel has no humps and an elongated neck, resembling a giraffe.
"Dissected bud of buckeye (Aesculus macrostachya), showing transitions from bud-scales to leaves." -Bergen,…
From an archaic Greek vase, a picture of horses and chariots.
A freshwater hydra, magnified. Example of an animal with no skeleton. There are animals without a skeleton…
Plan of the body in cross-section. The systems in the body are arranged in a certain way which is the…
"Bees visiting flowers. At the left, a bumblebee on the flower of the dead nettle; below, a similar…
Wolves attacking a traveler. Caption below illustration: "The road now ran along the skirts of a pine…
"A scouring-rush (Equisetum sylvaticum). At the right is a colorless fertile stem, in the middle a green…