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Title: Through the heart of Patagonia
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Hesketh, 1876-1922 Woodward, Arthur Smith, 1864-1944 Thomas, Oldfield, 1858- Millais, John Guille, 1865-1931 Moreno, Francisco Pascasio, 1852-1919 Rendle, A. B. (Alfred Barton), 1865-1938 Britten, James, 1846-1924
Subjects: Natural history -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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in of the specimen to beO.oi m. This is slightly increased towards the posterior (lower) end ofthe border, while above it the thickness becomes 0.015 m. The latterthickness also seems to be attained in the much-shrivelled cornermarked C—a circumstance suggesting bilateral symmetry between at leastpart of the two anterior outer angles of the specimen. The thinnest por-tion preserved is the border above H ; and the skin must also have beencomparatively thin in the region of the accidental notch to the left,considerably below C. The portion of skin above H is interesting not only from its relativethinness, but also from the occurrence of an api)arently natural roundedconcavity in the margin. This excavation, which measures 0.05 m. alongthe curve, is marked by the remains of a thin flexible flap, which is 3o6 THROUGH THE HEART OF PATAGONIA sharply bent outwards, and is covered with short hairs on its outer face.It is especially suggestive of the base of an ear-conch; and if this appear-
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SKIN OF GRYPOTHERIUM, OUTER VIEW. ^ nat. size. ance be not deceptive, it is worthy of note that the dried skin hereaboutsand in the region which would have to be interpreted as cheek (C) ismuch more wrinkled than elsewhere. As already mentioned, the outer aspect of the skin is completelycovered with hair, which is very dense everywhere except on the leftanterior corner. Here it seems to have been removed by abrasion. Asmall patch of hair has also clearly been pulled out near the gap inthe left border of the specimen; and close to the middle (where marked D)there is a small hairless depression which may perhaps be interpreted as awound inflicted and healed during life. The hair is only of one kind. APPENDIX A 307 without any trace of under-fur, and it is still very firmly implanted in theskin, without signs of decay. Its arrangement seems to be quite regular,

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