. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. CRETACEOUS ANIMALS. 487 was found in Europe, on the river Meuse, and hence the name Mosa- saurs ; but they seem to have been far more abundant in America. At least fifty species (Cope) have been found in the Cretaceous of New Jersey, the Gulf States, and Kansas. Of these, the Mosasaurus prin-. Fig. 817 Figs. 815-817.—815. Snout of a Tylosaurus micromus, x j- (after Marsh). 816. A. Scapular arch and fore-limbs of Lestosaurns simus (after Marsh), seen from below, one sixteenth natural size, with outline of ster
. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. CRETACEOUS ANIMALS. 487 was found in Europe, on the river Meuse, and hence the name Mosa- saurs ; but they seem to have been far more abundant in America. At least fifty species (Cope) have been found in the Cretaceous of New Jersey, the Gulf States, and Kansas. Of these, the Mosasaurus prin-. Fig. 817 Figs. 815-817.—815. Snout of a Tylosaurus micromus, x j- (after Marsh). 816. A. Scapular arch and fore-limbs of Lestosaurns simus (after Marsh), seen from below, one sixteenth natural size, with outline of sternum from Edestosaurus. B. Pelvic arch and hind-limbs of Lestosaurns simus, seen from below. One twelfth natural size. U, ilium; pb, pubis; is, ischium; /, femur; t, tibia; /', fibula; mt. metatarsal. The paddles are represented as horizontal, and the bones of the arches are somewhat displaced to bring them into the same plane. 817. Tooth of a Mosa- saurus, x i (after Leidy). ceps was sixty to seventy feet long, and Tylosaurus (Liodon) clyspelor probably "attained a length equal to the longest whale" (Cope). These reptiles seem to have united the long, slender form of a snake,. 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 LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. New York : D. Appleton and Co.
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