. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. 276. Left side of pelvis of Iguanoid Lacertilian.—II, ilium ; Is, ischium ; P, pubis ; A, acetabulum ; pra, psa, pre- and postacetabular processes ; p, symphysis pubis; pf, ischio-pubic notch. (From the ' Quart. Journ. Greol. Soc.') there is a sternum, clavicle, interclaviele, and sacrum; and the pelvis (fig. 60) is well developed. The limbs are adapted for walk- ing, with clawed terminal phalangeals, and a foramen to the humerus. Dermal scut
. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. 276. Left side of pelvis of Iguanoid Lacertilian.—II, ilium ; Is, ischium ; P, pubis ; A, acetabulum ; pra, psa, pre- and postacetabular processes ; p, symphysis pubis; pf, ischio-pubic notch. (From the ' Quart. Journ. Greol. Soc.') there is a sternum, clavicle, interclaviele, and sacrum; and the pelvis (fig. 60) is well developed. The limbs are adapted for walk- ing, with clawed terminal phalangeals, and a foramen to the humerus. Dermal scutes may be present. Equivalent to the Lacertilia Yera of Boulengerl; the Ehiptoglossa being reckoned as a group of equal rank. Pig. 52 shows the lateral aspect of the Lacertilian pectoral girdle, exclusive of the clavicle and interclaviele. Family AGAMIM]. Temporal arcade and postorbital bar complete; supratemporal fossa not roofed over by bone; premaxillas separate. Dentition acrodont. Vertebrae without zygosphenes. Genus CHLAMYDOSAURUS, Gray2. The tympanum distinct. CfylamgttogauruS fcmgf, Gray8. The only species. Hob. Australia. E. 495. Portions of a skull, provisionally referred to this species; from the Pleistocene of Gowrie, Queensland. This spe- cimen has been named 0. bennetti by Owen in MS., but it docs not appear to show any characters by which it can be distinguished from the living form. Presented by Dr. George Bennett. 1 Catalogue of Lizards (1885-87). 2 In King's ' Voyage to Australia,' vol. ii. p. 424 (1826). 3 Op. cit. p. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Geology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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