Malcorian
History:
A humanoid civilization whose members are characterized by enlarged frontal skull bones and a
single fused phalange, rather than distinct fingers. In 2367, Malcorian society was undergoing a series of social reforms accompnied
by rapid leaps in technology. The Malcorians were within ten months of their first interstellar flight, but the prospects of
potential contact with extraterrestrial life were distrurbing to some of the Malcorian people. During this time of social upheaval,
the Enterprise-D attempted to complete a program of covert study on the planet prior to first contact with the Malcorian
government. Unfortunately, the premature discovery of Federation personnel on the planet's surface led to hysteria in parts of the
population and the first contact had to be delayed indefinitely.
TNG "First Contact" ; Star Trek Encyclopedia II
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