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English: Plate I

Remains of Spined Myriapods from the Coal-measures.

Fig. 1. Euphoberia ferox, Salter, sp. Coal-measures, Sedgley. (Mr. C. Beale's Collection.) Head with seven body-segments, a. anterior margin of head. p. posterior attached border, o. one of the eyes. (Beale Coll.)

Fig. 2. A detached head of another specimen showing the eyes and also segments with the spines preserved, but much crushed. (Beale Coll.)

Fig. 3. Another detached head showing the eyes (o), the attachment for the simple antennae (f), one of the antennae (a) close to the front of the head.

Fig. 4. A specimen of Euphoberia with 17 somites united in one animal. This specimen shows the legs and the spiracles [sp). (Hy. Johnson Coll.)

Fig.5. A portion of the sternum with articulations of 4 legs (l) and the openings of 4 spiracles (sp) ; also the supposed “basis of branchiae” (b) .

Fig. 6. Another specimen showing 5 somites with lateral bifid spines and small marginal ones attached. (Beale Coll.)

Fig. 7. Another form, longer and narrower in proportion than Fig. 6, with 5 somites bearing lateral bifid and one trifid spine (possibly a new species ?). (Hy. Johnson's Coll.)

Fig. 8. Terminal segment or ' telson.' (Mr. C. Beale's Coll.)

Fig. 9. Another and smaller example of Euphoberia with 12 connected somites (associated with leaves of Neuropteris), bearing one or more trifid spines (possibly a new species) ?

Fig. 10. Fragment consisting of 4 somites bearing slender curved spines. Carboniferous Limestone, Grassington, Yorkshire. (Mus. Pract. Geol.)

Fig. 11. Ideal section through Euphoberia ferox, showing position of simple and bifid spines on tergum (t) and the legs and spiracles (sp) on the sternum (s).

Fig. 12. Two of the legs drawn separately from Fig. 4.

Fig. 13. Side view of three segments to show the profile of body-rings with their ridges and the bases of their spines. The lateral margin (ep) is seen to be slightly serrated along the posterior border.

Mr. Beale's specimens are all from the Clay-ironstone of the Coal-measures of Sedgley, near Dudley. Mr. Henry Johnson's are all from Coseley, near Dudley.