EXPLANATION OF PLATE 1 



Left pes and lumbar region of Eosauravtis copei seen under low-angle 



illumination. 



A. Pes, lighted from distal direction, showing clearly : Two elements — median 

 centrale (c. i) and ist distal tarsal (dt. i) — lying between astragalus (a) 

 and ist metatarsal; and 6th distal tarsal (dt. 6) lying between calcaneum 

 (cal) and 5th metatarsal (mt. 5). 



B. Pes, lighted from proximal direction, showing 3 distinct elements (indicated 

 by black dots) lying median to large 4th distal tarsal. 



C. Presacral vertebrae of lumbar region, lighted from anterior direction, show- 

 ing low neural spine (ns), presence of intercentrum (ic), and striated patches 

 (sc) possibly representing body scales. 



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