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Table 3 Metric data of forearm and manus bones of ostrich (Struthio camelus)

From: Morphometric studies on the appendicular bony skeleton of the ostriches (Struthio Camelus)

Item of Description

Mean weight (gm)

Mean length (cm)

Mean width (cm)

Radius

8.00 ± 0.30

10.50 ± 0.40

1.50 ± 0.14

Ulna

14.00 ± 0.29

11.50 ± 0.29

2.00 ± 0.38

Carpometacarpus

8.00 ± 0.25

8.00 ± 0.30

2.50 ± 0.25

Ulnar carpal bone

1.00 ± 0.18

1.50 ± 0.34

1.00 ± 0.20

Radial carpal bone

0.50 ± 0.30

1.50 ± 0.20

0.70 ± 0.30

First (Alular) digit: one phalanx

0.50 ± 0.21

2.00 ± 0.38

0.30 ± 0.29

Second (major) digit: 1st phalanx

0.60 ± 0.15

3.50 ± 0.27

1.00 ± 0.32

Second (major) digit: 2nd phalanx

0.50 ± 0.20

2.30 ± 0.29

0.80 ± 0.19

Third (minor) digit: one phalanx

0.40 ± 0.25

2.30 ± 0.25

0.70 ± 0.13