Baptanodon

This was a continuation of the policy of consolidating the foot, analogous to the dropping out of the sixth row of small bones in the paddle of _Baptanodon_.

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If the paddle of _Baptanodon_ had occurred in a whale, or the paddle of a whale had occurred in _Baptanodon_, either fact would in itself have been well-nigh destructive of the whole theory of evolution.

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_Baptanodon_ -- namely, first the radius and ulna, next the carpals, then the meta-carpals, and, lastly, the three phalanges in each of the five digits.

Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions George John Romanes 1871

Posterior limb of _Baptanodon discus_, and anterior limb of

Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions George John Romanes 1871

a diagram of the left hind limb of _Baptanodon discus_ (Fig. 78).

Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions George John Romanes 1871