Dear Tony, While I haven't seen the book myself, you might find Lee Post's "Articulations of a Porpoise Skeleton" useful. You can order it from him with the following form: http://www.akzooarch.org/LeePostForm.pdf Good luck, Peter At 12:46 15/02/2005 +0000, Gouldwell, A.J. wrote: >Dear folks, > >I am looking for illustrations of pinnipedian feet, fore and aft to help >sort and name as far as possible carpals, tarsals, metapodials and >phalanges. In the absence of suitably detailed diagrams of seals I have >been using illustrations of fissipede feet for comparison, employing an >ambitious degree of intuition. If anyone is able to direct me to suitable >diagrams of phocoid osteology, then I would be most grateful. > >Best wishes, >Tony. >__________________________________________ >Anthony J. Gouldwell, >Technician, >School of Archaeology and Ancient History, >University of Leicester, >University Road, >LEICESTER LE1 7RH >e-mail [log in to unmask] >tel. (office) +44(0)116 252 5093 > (School secretary) +44(0)116 252 2611 >fax +44(0)116 252 5005 >http://www.le.ac.uk/ar/staff_ago.htm >__________________________________________ ------------------------- Peter R. W. Popkin Institute of Archaeology University College London 31-34 Gordon Square London, England WC1H 0PY email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0207 679 4762