. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Varanosaurus acutirostris, Broill. 301 Interparietal. The interparietal is an almost flat bone, with a low median ridge on its posterior surface; it covers the hinder ends of the parietals above, and. its hnver border overlaps the supra- occipital, whilst its lateral borders are in contact with the tabulares. In the specimen it is traversed by a vertical crack which looks like a median snture ; as, however, it turns out of the middle line towards the hottoin, and as the struct
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Varanosaurus acutirostris, Broill. 301 Interparietal. The interparietal is an almost flat bone, with a low median ridge on its posterior surface; it covers the hinder ends of the parietals above, and. its hnver border overlaps the supra- occipital, whilst its lateral borders are in contact with the tabulares. In the specimen it is traversed by a vertical crack which looks like a median snture ; as, however, it turns out of the middle line towards the hottoin, and as the structure seems to show that the bone is single, I liave disregarded it. Tabular. The tabular is a thin bone lying entirely on the posterior surface and covering the parietal, supratimporal, squamosal, and supraoccipital. Owing to crushing, the suture with the supraoccipital is not very clear on either side, and it is not possible to say whether the bone reached down outside the post-temporal fossa to the end o£ the PrfOc Yanmosnnrus acutirostris, Broili. Type specimen, k 1, Skull viewed from behind, witli the vertebra column which covers the unshtukd area supposed removed. Reference-letters as befoie. Occiput. The occipital and otic bones cannot be separately recog^ nizcd. The foramen magnum is of fair size, and above it. 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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