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the principal impact in progression are those which 

 increase in length. In digitigrade animals it is the feet 

 which receive the impact of the repeated blows on the 



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Fig. 83. — Pes of {A) Merychocheerus montanus from Scott ; (5) Bos taurus, 

 much reduced. Ca, Calcaneum ; As, Astragalus ; J^a, Navicular ; Nei, Na- 

 viculocuboid ; Cu, Mec, Ecto-mesocuneiform ; Mt, Metatarsals (cannon bone); 

 Enc, Entocuneiform. 



earth while in progression, while supporting the weight 

 of the body at every stage of the process. In planti- 

 grade animals it is the soles of the feet, and the bones 

 of the leg in line with them, which receive the impact, 



