. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. GLrPTODONTIDJE. 129 Hi. 481. The carapace, imperfect dorsally; from the Pleistocene of Euenos Ayres, Argentine Republic. The missing portion of the carapace, together with the caudal sheath, has been restored in plaster from the figures given by Burmeister in the ' An. Mus. Buenos Aires,' vol. ii. pi. xvii. Purchased, 1888» 37558. Part of the terminal tube of the caudal sheath (woodcut, {Fig.) fig. 22) ; from Buenos Ayres. The four larger lateral Pig. Hoplophorus ornatus.—Ventral aspect of the im
. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. GLrPTODONTIDJE. 129 Hi. 481. The carapace, imperfect dorsally; from the Pleistocene of Euenos Ayres, Argentine Republic. The missing portion of the carapace, together with the caudal sheath, has been restored in plaster from the figures given by Burmeister in the ' An. Mus. Buenos Aires,' vol. ii. pi. xvii. Purchased, 1888» 37558. Part of the terminal tube of the caudal sheath (woodcut, {Fig.) fig. 22) ; from Buenos Ayres. The four larger lateral Pig. Hoplophorus ornatus.—Ventral aspect of the imperfect extremity of the terminal tube of the caudal sheath; from the Pleistocene of Buenos Ayres. f. disks diminish gradually in size anteriorly, and the second and third are saddle-shaped, with the axis of the con- cavity directed transversely; the disks on the dorsal surface are oval and subequal. Bravard Collection. Purchased, 1S54, 37565. The imperfect occipital region of the cranium; from Buenos Ayres. This and the two following specimens accord very closely with the cranium figured by Burmeister, op. cit. j>ls. xviii. & xix. The characteristic pitting of the parietal region is well known. Bravard Collection. Purchased, 1854, 37556. The greater portion of the right half of the cranium, wanting the palate ; from Buenos Ayres. Bravard Collection. Purchased, l^bi, 37557. Pragment of the right maxillary region of the cranium; from Buenos Ayres. The eversion of the anterior border of the orbit and the deflection of the fronto-nasal region is well shown. Bravard Collection. Purchased, 185-J. PART V. K. 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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