. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. South African Fossil Reptiles and Amphibia. 137 the level of the postorbital bar. The preparietal is large, with an irregular anterior border. The postfroutals are apparently small. The chief measurements are : Length of skull (oblique) . .' . 100 mm. Greatest width 64 „ Snout to plane of orbit in median line . 44 ,, Basal length . . . . 83 „ This specimen is closely allied in general form to D. jouberti. It differs in the possession of a postfrontal which is apparently absent in D. jo^tbert^ and in t
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. South African Fossil Reptiles and Amphibia. 137 the level of the postorbital bar. The preparietal is large, with an irregular anterior border. The postfroutals are apparently small. The chief measurements are : Length of skull (oblique) . .' . 100 mm. Greatest width 64 „ Snout to plane of orbit in median line . 44 ,, Basal length . . . . 83 „ This specimen is closely allied in general form to D. jouberti. It differs in the possession of a postfrontal which is apparently absent in D. jo^tbert^ and in the elevated pineal foramen. It is probable, how- ever, that the two species are closely FIG. 31.—Dicynodon psittacops, Br. Skull No. 2660. Preparietal region. Natural size. Another specimen (Cat. No. 3034) from the type locality is about four-fifths the size of the foregoing, and agrees with it in general proportions. The eyes are moderately small and rounded. The pre- parietal is of slightly different shape, being more regularly oval, although still considerably longer than broad. Its relations with the frontals, the parietals, and the pineal foramen are as in the larger specimen. Type.—Skull and skeleton in the American Museum. Locality.—Beaufort West, Horizon.—Lower Beaufort Beds. (Endothiodon zone.) DICYNODON RECURVIDENS, Owen. 1876. Owen. Cat. Foss. Kept. S. Afr., p. 46 ; pi. Ixix, figs. 3 and 4. Founded on a crushed skull and lower jaw. Small. Orbit wholly in anterior half of skull; canine projects below middle of orbit, and is. 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 South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc. , South African Museum, etc. ]
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