Re: *Cernotaurus* Cervical Ribs

["Mickey_Mortimer" <Mickey_Mortimer@email.msn.com>]

Jaime Headden wrote-

>   In this reconstruction -- I don't have the
> descriptive papers -- ther cervicals bear
> extraordinarily long ribs, appearing to be about 4-5
> cervical vertebral lenghts, which I think is an
> evolutionary record.... Could someone check up on this
> for me?

Bonaparte et al. state the atlantal and second cervical rib extend four
vertebral lengths, while the third extends five cervical lengths.

Mickey Mortimer