Transactions and proceedings and report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia . Fig. 4. Notoryctes typhlops. Plantar aspect ofleft pes. Fig. aspect of left manus. rhinarium is doubtless the commencing formation of the rhinalshield of the adult. The moutli is elongated and slit-like. The margins ofthe lips are separated over a considerable portion of theirlength. There are in the specimen in its present conditionno evidences of the adaptation of the mouth to a nipple. Thelimbs are short and stout, the free portion of the fore limbbeing considerab
Transactions and proceedings and report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia . Fig. 4. Notoryctes typhlops. Plantar aspect ofleft pes. Fig. aspect of left manus. rhinarium is doubtless the commencing formation of the rhinalshield of the adult. The moutli is elongated and slit-like. The margins ofthe lips are separated over a considerable portion of theirlength. There are in the specimen in its present conditionno evidences of the adaptation of the mouth to a nipple. Thelimbs are short and stout, the free portion of the fore limbbeing considerably longer than the corresponding portion ofthe hind limb. The manus and pes are of peculiar interest. In the manus the enormous, and early, specialization ofdigits 3 and 4 is remarkable. It is to be noted that, although 39 the digital specialization lias proceeded so far, the manus hasnot undergone the adult folding which makes the determin-ation of the different elements a matter of some little diffi-culty. It is well known that in his original communication(1891) Sir Edward Stirling designate
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