. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. KEPTILIA. 69 No. 254. Teleosaurus minimus, Quenst. Skull. This relic of the smallest Teleosaurus yet described, shows well the orbital sockets and the nasal fossae. It is from the Lias of Wirtemberg, and is now in the University Museum of Munich. Size, 6x4. Price, $ No. 255. Teleosaurus longipes, Bronn, Skeleton, on slab. This species is distinguished by the long symphysis of the lower jaw, by a cranium narrow towards the orbits, and by anterior limbs long
. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. KEPTILIA. 69 No. 254. Teleosaurus minimus, Quenst. Skull. This relic of the smallest Teleosaurus yet described, shows well the orbital sockets and the nasal fossae. It is from the Lias of Wirtemberg, and is now in the University Museum of Munich. Size, 6x4. Price, $ No. 255. Teleosaurus longipes, Bronn, Skeleton, on slab. This species is distinguished by the long symphysis of the lower jaw, by a cranium narrow towards the orbits, and by anterior limbs longer in proportion than those of other species. This skeleton was found in the Upper Lias at Boll, Wirtemberg, and is in the Imperial Cabinet of Vienna. Size, 4 ft. 4 in. x 15 in. Price, $ No. 256. Teleosaurus Cadomensis, Geoff. Ventral Scales, on slab. The scales of this Teleosaur are very thick* rectangular, very thick in the centre, thin towards the border, and disposed in regular series. The animal had 45 unequal teeth in each ramus. This specimen was found in the Lower Oolite limestone at Caen, France, and is in the Museum of that city. Size, 28x12. Price, $ No. 257. PelagOSaurUS typUS. Bronn. Sktjll, on slab. This saurian, the Steneosaurus of Laurillard, differs from the Teleosaurus by its widely separated eyes, the short symphysis of the lower jaw, and the relative shortness of the fore-limbs—they being only half as long as the hind pair. This specimen was found in the Upper Lias at Boll, Wirtemberg, and is in the Museum at Halle. Size, 13x5. Price, $ No. 258. Pholidosaurus Schaumburgensis, Meyer. Dorsal Scales. This saurian is known only by the vertebrae, ribs and scales. The vertebrae are double-concave. The dorsal plates are broader than they are long, and overlap each other ; the ventral are rhomboidal, and only touch each other. These scales were discovered in the Wealden sand in the principal- ity of Lippe- Schaumburg, Germany, and are in the Museum
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