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II.—New Palæoniscidæ from the English Coal-Measures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

R. H. Traquair
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Of this I have seen only two specimens. One of them, slightly longer than the other, measures 3½ inches in length up to the commencement of the caudal fin, which is deficient in both; the greatest depth of the body ½½ inch, the length of the head nearly the same. The dorsal fin is opposite the interval between the ventral and the anal; both dorsal and anal are triangular acuminate in shape, with delicate rays which at first are somewhat distantly articulated, the joints being ornamented with one or two longitudinal sulci. The pectorals are not seen in either specimen, but the smaller of the two shows a well-preserved ventral, which is pretty large, and acuminate in shape.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 5 , Issue 6 , June 1888 , pp. 251 - 254
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1888

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1 1 Since the period here referred to, the scale has come into the possession of the British Museum.