. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. 298 REVISION OF ACTINOPTERYGIAN AND COELACANTH FISHES I have removed from a specimen of Caturus chirotes ( 6oxz^e). The jaw consists of a dentary, angular, surangular, articular, coronoids and an ossified mento-Meckelian and shows a close resemblance to that of Amia calva (Text-fig. 35). The dentary bears between ten and twenty large curved teeth, the anterior of which curves backwards, whilst the more posterior ones point forwards. There are at least two coronoids and probably three. If in fact there are these three separate cor
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. 298 REVISION OF ACTINOPTERYGIAN AND COELACANTH FISHES I have removed from a specimen of Caturus chirotes ( 6oxz^e). The jaw consists of a dentary, angular, surangular, articular, coronoids and an ossified mento-Meckelian and shows a close resemblance to that of Amia calva (Text-fig. 35). The dentary bears between ten and twenty large curved teeth, the anterior of which curves backwards, whilst the more posterior ones point forwards. There are at least two coronoids and probably three. If in fact there are these three separate coronoids, then the resemblance to Amia is striking. These bones make up most of the inner surfaces of the jaw, and dorsally bear numerous teeth. Dorsally on the most posterior coronoid (III) is a roughly triangular area covered in minute 10 mm, Fig. 36. Caturus chirotes (Agassiz). Neurocranium in ventral view. Right side somewhat restored. From 60124/.. 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). London : BM(NH)
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