ðə fˈɜːst dˈɪdʒɪt ʌvðə hˈænd wʌz kəmplˈiːtli ˈæbsənt ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst mˌɛɾəkˈɑːɹpəl; ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə dᵻskɹˈaɪbɚz ðɪs wʌz nˌɑːt ɐn ˈæksɪdənt ʌv pɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən bˌʌt ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðə lˈɪvɪŋ ˈænɪməl.
The first digit of the hand was completely absent including the first metacarpal; according to the describers this was not an accident of preservation but the actual condition of the living animal.