Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ..By Richard Lydekker .. . e pelvic paddle isbroken up, and on the right both paddles are destroyed,but the remainder of the skeleton is well preserved. Thelength of the rostrum somewhat exceeds twice that of theorbit. No history. R. 311. A nearly entire skull agreeing very closely with No. 43961,(Fig.) but of considerably larger size ; from Lyme-Regis. Theentire length of this specimen (which is represented infig. 21) is 0,834 (32-5 inches); and the length of therostrum slightly exceeds three times the longe
Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ..By Richard Lydekker .. . e pelvic paddle isbroken up, and on the right both paddles are destroyed,but the remainder of the skeleton is well preserved. Thelength of the rostrum somewhat exceeds twice that of theorbit. No history. R. 311. A nearly entire skull agreeing very closely with No. 43961,(Fig.) but of considerably larger size ; from Lyme-Regis. Theentire length of this specimen (which is represented infig. 21) is 0,834 (32-5 inches); and the length of therostrum slightly exceeds three times the longer diameterof the orbit. The orbital region is imperfect and crushed,but the rostrum, the whole of the mandible, and the teethare in excellent preservation. This specimen was col-lected by Miss Anning, and is the one noticed by Owen inthe Eep. Brit. Assoc/ for 1839, p. 108, as being in thecollection of Viscount Cole (subsequently Earl of Ennis- ICHTHYOSAURI 45 killen), where it is referred to the present species. Inthe accompanying figure the orbit is restored1. EnnisJcillen Collection. Purchased, Ichthyosaurus communis.—Left lateral aspect of the skull; from theLower Lias of Lyme-Regis. About 9. 25273. The rostrum of a skull agreeing closely in size with{Fig.) Xo. Pt. 311; from Lyme-liegis. The teeth are in beautifulpreservation, one of them being represented in fig. 19. Purchased, 1850. R. 1163. The anterior extremity of a similar rostrum ; from Lymc-Kegis. Thirteen teeth remain in the mandible, in whichthe splenial extends to the extremity of the symphysis. No history, 41379. The anterior portion of a mandible agreeing very closelywith that of jSTo. E. 311 : from Lyme-Regis. Purchased, 1869. 14593. Cast of an entire skull apparently belonging to this original was obtained from the Lower Lias of Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire, and is preserved in the Museum ofthe Philosophical Institution at Birmingham. It is noticedby Owen in the Hep. Brit. Assoc for
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