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( 7 ) * - The Fossil Fishes of the Upper Karroo Beds of South Africa . — By R.
BROOM , M.D. , D.Sc. ( With Plates XII . , XIII . ) Curiously enough almost nothing
is known of the fishes of our marine formations . From the Bokkeveld beds (
Devonian ) ...
( 7 ) * - The Fossil Fishes of the Upper Karroo Beds of South Africa . — By R.
BROOM , M.D. , D.Sc. ( With Plates XII . , XIII . ) Curiously enough almost nothing
is known of the fishes of our marine formations . From the Bokkeveld beds (
Devonian ) ...
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In the type specimen the shoulder girdle is only represented by the upper part of
the supraclavicle and the post - temporal , and these are very badly preserved . In
the second specimen much of the shoulder girdle is seen in good condition .
In the type specimen the shoulder girdle is only represented by the upper part of
the supraclavicle and the post - temporal , and these are very badly preserved . In
the second specimen much of the shoulder girdle is seen in good condition .
Page 300
32.5 ,, The humerus has lost the upper third , but the lower two - thirds , including
delto - pectoral ridge , is perfect . In general shape it resembles considerably the
humerus of Plateosaurus reinigeri , but is only about half the size . The narrow ...
32.5 ,, The humerus has lost the upper third , but the lower two - thirds , including
delto - pectoral ridge , is perfect . In general shape it resembles considerably the
humerus of Plateosaurus reinigeri , but is only about half the size . The narrow ...
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extoni Cleithrolepis S Woodward 264 | 31 |
baini Mytilus Sharpe | 33 |
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