. 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. OPHTHALMOS AUEU S. 29 The palatines are not well known. The bone figured in text-fig. 18 is believed to be one of these elements, since in its general characters it is similar, so far as can be seen, to the palatine of Ichthyosaurus zetlandicus. The figure is drawn mainly from Test-fig. 17. fitsym. Left pterygoid of Opluhalmosaurus: A, upper surface ; B, lower (palatal) surface. (E. 2180, 3 nafc. size.) , facet for unio
. 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. OPHTHALMOS AUEU S. 29 The palatines are not well known. The bone figured in text-fig. 18 is believed to be one of these elements, since in its general characters it is similar, so far as can be seen, to the palatine of Ichthyosaurus zetlandicus. The figure is drawn mainly from Test-fig. 17. fitsym. Left pterygoid of Opluhalmosaurus: A, upper surface ; B, lower (palatal) surface. (E. 2180, 3 nafc. size.) , facet for union with the pterygoid process of the basisphenoid; , dorsal process ; , outer process ; , groove for the reception of the stapes ; ;., internal border; , inner process; 1 , facet for union with the paraspheuoid (?) ; , symphysial surface for opposite pterygoid; , surface for union with the quadrate ; »•., dorsal ridge; , facet for vomer ('?). Text-fiff. 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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