. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Science. 336 ANNALS NEW YORK AGADE2IY OF SCIENCES The supposed correspondence in the elements of the lower jaw between the Osteolepidffi and Khizodontidag on the one hand and the most primi- tive Stegocephali on the other have been noted above (p. 334). According to Watson, the resemblances in the under side of the skull between Megalichthys and the primitive Stegocephali {Loxomma, etc.), which have a single occipital condyle, is remarkably close, and apparently there is little doubt as to the homology of the following elements in the two groups: p
. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Science. 336 ANNALS NEW YORK AGADE2IY OF SCIENCES The supposed correspondence in the elements of the lower jaw between the Osteolepidffi and Khizodontidag on the one hand and the most primi- tive Stegocephali on the other have been noted above (p. 334). According to Watson, the resemblances in the under side of the skull between Megalichthys and the primitive Stegocephali {Loxomma, etc.), which have a single occipital condyle, is remarkably close, and apparently there is little doubt as to the homology of the following elements in the two groups: premaxillae, maxillae, prevomers, palatopterygoids, para- sphenoid, quadrates, hyomandibular (stapes), basisphenoid, basioccipital. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Academy of Sciences. New York, New York Academy of Sciences
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