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Jardine, W. 1836. The naturalist's library, vol 9, Mammalia 5: Pachydermes. Edinburgh, W.H. Lizars: pp. i-xvi, 1-248.

The naturalist's library, vol 9, Mammalia 5: Pachydermes

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Location World Subject General Species All Rhino Species

Jardine 1836
Height from the highest part of the back 4 – 8 142.4 cm
Length from the tip of the snout, to the extremity of the tail. 12 – 9 ¾ 390.5 cm
Length from tip of snout, to back of skull bone 3 – 0 91.4 cm
Length from back of skull, to the insertion of the tail 7 – 9 ¾ 238.0 cm
Length of tail 2 – 0 61.0 cm
Length of fore feet from the fold of the skin, to the toes 2 – 5 73.7 cm
Girth of fore feet at the knee 1 - 10 5/8 57.5 cm
Length of hind feet, from the fold of the skin, to the toes 1 – 8 50.8 cm
Girth of ditto 2 – 6 ¾ 78.2 cm
Width from the Tygoma over the skull 1 – 5 43.2 cm
Width from the same point under the skull. 3 – 0 91.4 cm
Length from the fold of the skin, at the back of the head, to the tip of the lower jaw. 2 – 0 7/8 63.2 cm
Width of the fold of the skin straight across the shoulder 1 – 11 58.5 cm
Width of the fold of skin straight along the body 2 – 10 86.4 cm
Girth of the middle of the belly. 9 – 4 ¼ 285.1 cm
Girth of the neck within the folds. 4 – 4 ½ 133.2 cm
Space between the base of the ears. 0 – 4 10.2 cm
Length of the ears 1 – 0 3/8 31.4 cm
Space from the ear to the eye. 1 – 0 30.5 cm
Space from the eye to the nostril. 0 – 9 22.8 cm
Length of the eye 0 – 2 5.1 cm

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