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With considerable difficulty I stuffed the
flubber from the right flapper and cut
away the surrounding matter, exposing
the various elements of the foot.
The formulae for the phalanges is as
follows (see photo) I 2 II 8 III 7 IV 3 V 20
metacarpals 4. Let us take the 1st digit,
the one nearest the anterior edge of the
fin, which would correspond to the human
interphalange - as the blubber etc, was
all cut away with a small knife, there
is not the slightest chance that any
phalanges were ruined.
The distance that the metacarpals are
separated from the 1st phalanges of
their respective digits, are as follows--
I = 80 mil
II = 90