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number. There seem, however, to be three in the proximal 

 row, and four or five in the distal, in all seven or eight. The 

 metacarpals are long, being not much short of the length of the 

 toes, of which there are five. The number of joints in each will 

 have to be estimated rather than precisely determined, for the 

 extremities are considerably injured. The first is the shortest, 

 and has apparently two phalanges ; the second has three ; the 

 third has four, all of which are quite distinct ; the fourth, which, 

 judging from the size of the phalanges, is the longest, has four, 

 but as no trace of the claw is present, there has no doubt been 

 an additional joint, bringing the number up to five, and if so, 

 agreeing in this respect with P. Speneri. 



The left fore limb is almost as perfect as the right, and lies 

 stretched out nearly at right angles with the trunk, with the 

 front aspect exposed ; the back of the right limb is uppermost. 

 The proximal end lies upon the coracoid ; the distal extremity is 

 separated by a short space from the radius and ulna, both of 

 which are extended in parallel order to unite with the projecting 

 wrist and hand. The two latter, however, are so much injured 

 by the accumulation of galena that the parts are much obscured. 



The chief bones of the left hinder limb, though dislocated, are 

 lying close to the pelvic margin in nearly their natural sequence. 

 The femur is as stoutly developed as the humerus ; it is one 

 inch and a quarter long, consequently a little more than one- 

 eighth of an inch larger than the upper bone of the anterior limb ; 

 it is slightly bent, and has the extremities gradually but not ex- 

 cessively enlarged. The shaft is one-eighth of an inch thick, 

 and the proximal extremity is nearly double that thickness, the 

 increase being due in part to a ridge, apparently at the outer or 

 upper surface. 



The tibia and fibula are one inch and one-tenth long, so that 

 they are a little more than one-eighth of an inch shorter than 

 the femur. They are nearly straight ; the fibula is slender, and 

 does not seem to have been much enlarged at the extremities, 

 which are, however, not perfect. The tibia is considerably 

 stouter, but not by any means so thick as the femur. The dis- 

 tal end is gradually thickened a little, but the proximal extremity 



