. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford clay. Based on the Leeds Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London ... Reptiles, Fossil. exof. cond. cond". Basioccipital and basisphenoid of Ojjhthahnnsaiiriis : A, basioccipital from above ; B, basioccipital from behind; C, basioccipital and basisplienoid from side. (E. 2162, f nat. size.) cond., occipital condyle ; , facet for exoccipital; «.c., neural canal ; , facet for opisthotic; i^-'^-f posterior part of parasphenoid; j>-^^-i posterior clinoid processes; ^n"<./oss., pituitar
. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford clay. Based on the Leeds Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London ... Reptiles, Fossil. exof. cond. cond". Basioccipital and basisphenoid of Ojjhthahnnsaiiriis : A, basioccipital from above ; B, basioccipital from behind; C, basioccipital and basisplienoid from side. (E. 2162, f nat. size.) cond., occipital condyle ; , facet for exoccipital; «.c., neural canal ; , facet for opisthotic; i^-'^-f posterior part of parasphenoid; j>-^^-i posterior clinoid processes; ^n"<./oss., pituitarj' fossa; , pterygoid processes ; , facet for stapes ; , lower cylindrical processes of basisphenoid. few cases, and usually the sepai'ate elements have been displaced and scattered, so that their original position is difficult to make out. The separate elements are first described and then a restoration of this part of the slaiU is attempted. The basioccijntal (Pi. I. figs. 13,14 ; text-figs. 1 & 4) is a short and very massive bone. It forms the whole of the occipital condyle (cond.), which is sessile and forms less thaii. 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; Andrews, Charles William, 1866-1924. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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