. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. 18 ANOMODONTIA. Dicynodon lacerticeps9 Owen1. The type species. Typically of comparatively small size. Cranium with produced muzzle and nearly straight fronto-parietal profile ; orbits apparently directed partly frontally and partly laterally, and a comparatively narrow interorbital bar; parietal bar of moderate length and comparatively narrow ; temporal fossae of medium width and length; frontal aspect of bones of temporal arcade comparative
. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. 18 ANOMODONTIA. Dicynodon lacerticeps9 Owen1. The type species. Typically of comparatively small size. Cranium with produced muzzle and nearly straight fronto-parietal profile ; orbits apparently directed partly frontally and partly laterally, and a comparatively narrow interorbital bar; parietal bar of moderate length and comparatively narrow ; temporal fossae of medium width and length; frontal aspect of bones of temporal arcade comparatively narrow ; occiput nearly vertical; and root of tusk inclined forwards. Hah. South Africa. Fisr. Dicynodon, sp.—Palatal aspect of the cranium; from the Karoo system of the Cape. \. pmx, premaxilla ; mx, maxilla; vo, vomer ; pal, palatine ; pt, pterygoid; bs, basisphenoid ; bo, basioccipital; qic, quadrate; tr?, trans- verse bone (?); , posterior nares. The anterior portion is drawn from No. B. 860 (p. 27), and the posterior region from Owen's figure of D. Iconiceps. 36233. The imperfect skull; from the Beaufort beds of the Karoo {Fig.) system of the Winterberg Peak, north of Fort Beaufort2. \ The type of the genus and species; figured by Owen in 1 Trans. Geol. Soc. ser. 2, vol. vii. p. 62 (1845). See the maps in ' Trans. Geol. Soc' ser. 2, vol. vii. p. 55, and pi. 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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