Fig. 3
From: Differing effects of size and lifestyle on bone structure in mammals
Disparity of vertebral and humeral structure among mammals. Transverse cross section of the lumbar vertebrae at centrum’s mid-length (dorsal towards the top) for a Hose’s pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus hosei; NHMUK ZD 1900.7.29.26), b fallow deer (Dama dama; ZMB_Mam_94752), c Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas; MNHN_AC_1919–48). Humerus 3D rendering (not to scale) and midshaft cross section for d the long-eared gymnure (Hylomys megalotis; NHMUK ZD 1999.47), e Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus; ZMB_Mam_69096), f southern marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops; ZMB_Mam_35694), (g) dugong (Dugong dugon ZMB_Mam_69340)