. 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. MUE.^NOSAUEUS. 99 vertebrae, sloping backwards at its base and then turning to a vertical direction ; its upper end is abruptly truncated by a surface for cartilage. Near the base of the spine on both the anterior and posterior edges there is a deep vertical groove for the attachment of ligaments; on the posterior surface this groove separates the posterior Text-fig. Middle dorsal vertebra of MurcBUOsaurm durobrivensis, fr
. 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. MUE.^NOSAUEUS. 99 vertebrae, sloping backwards at its base and then turning to a vertical direction ; its upper end is abruptly truncated by a surface for cartilage. Near the base of the spine on both the anterior and posterior edges there is a deep vertical groove for the attachment of ligaments; on the posterior surface this groove separates the posterior Text-fig. Middle dorsal vertebra of MurcBUOsaurm durobrivensis, from frout. (E. 2863, f nat. size.) ,, anterior zygapophysis ; , neural canal; , neural spine ; )'./., facet for rib ; , transverse process. zygapophyses (). These form strong prominences and their articular surfaces, which are convex from side to side, look nearly directly downwards. The anterior o2. 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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