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Paleontologists are largely indebted to Messrs. Meek and JL Worthen for their very careful researches in the Coal-Measures of Illinois, which have resultedinsuch large and valuable accessions to the fauna and flora of the Carboniferous formation. Not the least interesting of these has been the discovery of numerous organisms, which were first recognized and correctly described by themin1868 as the remains of spined Myriapods.
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page 2 note 1 Not an accurate representation of the fossil described by Salter.
page 2 note 2 Trans. Glasgow, Geol. Soc. vol. ii. pp. 234–238, pl. iii.Google Scholar
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page 3 note 6 Scudder's Trichiulus vilhsus was also covered with fine hairs; but this supposed Myriapod now proves to be the circinate vernation of a fern!
page 4 note 1 Not originated from a fusion of two primitively distinct segments, but from a later imperfect division of each of the primitive segments into two, and the supply to each of the divisions of a primitive segment of a complete set of organs.”— (Balfour, , Embryology, vol. i. p. 392.)Google Scholar
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page 5 note 2 These numbers must now be reduced by four Carboniferous and one Dyas species.
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