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being the margin of the palpus pressed through the joint of the leg; and that the "claws" are torn fragments of another joint, the latter being especially suggested by their blunt, unequal, triangular form, in contrast to the hooklike form of the double claws of the later scorpions, and the
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| Figure 84 Restoration of dorsal side of Palaeophonus nuncius Thorell & Lindström. (From Pocock) | Figure 85 Restoration of ventral side of Palaeophonus hunteri Peach. (From Pocock) |
fact that their outer edges lie in the direction of those of the preceding joint. The leg, if complete, would also be relatively too short.
Scudder has also drawn a small spine at the base of the "penultimate" joint, which Whitfield [p. 187, footnote] states he has been
