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#46
10-11-2011, 05:20 PM
Edge scales make sense but one would expect unembossed scales to be present at the same site.
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10-11-2011, 05:37 PM
Perhaps they edged a subarmalis?
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#48
10-11-2011, 06:55 PM
Quote:Edge scales make sense but one would expect unembossed scales to be present at the same site.
Absolutely. But, alas, unprovenanced.
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