Note 671 — Chapter XVII
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The word Telerpeton simply denotes the remote antiquity of this Devonian reptile of Scotland, τἡλε (far off), ἑρπετον (reptile); the trivial name, Elginense, records the locality from whence it was obtained.
[672] A model of this most delicate and valuable impression has been deposited in the palæontological gallery of the British Museum.
[673] A general notice of the fossil foot-prints, or Ichnolites, that have been referred to Reptiles will be given at a subsequent page of this chapter.