. Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Fishes, Fossil. 116 ACTINOPIEKYGII. single series in the dentary bone are exhibited in the mandibular ramus, and some of the outer splenial teeth are broken away. Mantell Coll. i P. 3516. Fragmentary trunk with imperfect upper and lower dentition, much worn, and also the opercular apparatus ; Tilgate Forest. Tbe pterygo-palatine teeth are in three series, and a few of the comparatively small dentary teeth are preserved. Enniskillen Coll, Kg. 24. vO. rP°°r op5& Q o9vsQ ( O/ o Lepidotus mantelli; diagram of arrangem


. Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Fishes, Fossil. 116 ACTINOPIEKYGII. single series in the dentary bone are exhibited in the mandibular ramus, and some of the outer splenial teeth are broken away. Mantell Coll. i P. 3516. Fragmentary trunk with imperfect upper and lower dentition, much worn, and also the opercular apparatus ; Tilgate Forest. Tbe pterygo-palatine teeth are in three series, and a few of the comparatively small dentary teeth are preserved. Enniskillen Coll, Kg. 24. vO. rP°°r op5& Q o9vsQ ( O/ o Lepidotus mantelli; diagram of arrangement of teeth, in upper (A) and lower (B) jaws, chiefly based upon specimens Nos. P. 3516 and P. 6363. d., dentary; pt, pterygo-palatine ; spl., splenial; v., vomer. P. 3518. Rostral region of skull displaying vomerine and pterygo- palatine dentition; Hastings. Enniskillen Coll. P. 6363. Five portions of dentition, comprising a vomer with remarkably acuminate teeth, two left mandibular rami*. 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; Woodward, Arthur Smith, 1864-1944. London, Printed by order of the Trustees


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