small Fossil Rept'dts from Cape Colony. 



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bone is tlic sliortest and supports a prominent ball-like con- 

 vexity, wjiich extends a little inward laterally beyond the 

 digit. The convexities over the distal ends of the second, 

 third, and fourth miitatarsal bones are much smaller ; they 

 are similar to each other in size and elevation. There is no 

 convex ))a(l on the fifth metatarsal. The transverse hinder tarsal 

 marf^in of the impression is formed of three con vex curves — one 

 behind the first metatarsal, the second (wider) behind the 

 second, third, and part of the fourth metatarsals, and the 

 third (smaller) behind the fourth and fifth metatarsals. 

 These curves a))pear to indicate the structure of the proximal 

 row of the tarsus. 



If these footprints prove to belong," to Procolophon, it is not 

 impossible that the Cheshire footprints, which most resemble 

 them, may prove to belong to Telerpeton. 



The smaller footprints are isolated and less well preserved. 

 They appear to indicate animals in which the digits were 

 four in number, with three of them close together, resembling 

 some small types from Storeton in likeness to the human 

 hand, being relatively narrow. 



Fore foot 



^la 



u 



Hind foot. 



c 



Caudal (?) impression. 

 The larger footprints from Middleburg. 



