explanations of plates.
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PLATE VI.
Eurypterus mansfieldi.
Page 32.
A large specimen preserving the carapace, abdomen and telson nearly entire, with three of the palpi of the left side. A portion of the test is removed along the median line exposing the process of the epistoma or median appendage of the thoracic plate. This figure shows very satisfactorily the mode of occurrence and association of these fossils.
PLATE VII.
Eurypterus mansfieldi.
Page 32.
The abdomen and telson of a specimen as it is seen lying in the shale. Heliotyped directly from a plaster cast of the specimen.
PLATE VIII.
Eurypterus mansfieldi.
Page 32.
| Fig. | 1. | A specimen preserving the body and telson, and showing in a very perfect degree the surface sculpturing. This drawing was made from the specimen, Plate VII |
| Fig. | 2. | An imperfect individual as it is seen lying on a block of shale with some fragments of ferns and other plant remains. |
| Fig. | 3. | A separated palpus enlarged to two diameters showing the form and ornamentation of the joints. In this specimen the terminal dactylus and lateral spine are free. |
