. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 297.—Restoration of-Hi/psocormtw iiisij'ni's, omitting tlie squamation. Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, x J. (From Smith Woodward.) Fam. 7. Aspidorhynchidae. — Long-bodied Fishes, with a pointed preoral rostrum, sharp teeth, and deep rhombic scales. Fins small, the dorsal and anal being remote from the pelvic fins. Fulcra vestigial or absent. Jugular plates not known. Two genera only are known. Asindorhynchus is a Jiu'assic form. Belonosfomus is Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous. Species of the latter genus have a very wide distribution (Europe, North and
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 297.—Restoration of-Hi/psocormtw iiisij'ni's, omitting tlie squamation. Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, x J. (From Smith Woodward.) Fam. 7. Aspidorhynchidae. — Long-bodied Fishes, with a pointed preoral rostrum, sharp teeth, and deep rhombic scales. Fins small, the dorsal and anal being remote from the pelvic fins. Fulcra vestigial or absent. Jugular plates not known. Two genera only are known. Asindorhynchus is a Jiu'assic form. Belonosfomus is Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous. Species of the latter genus have a very wide distribution (Europe, North and South America, and Australia).. Fig. 298.—Restoration oi Aspidorhynchns acutirostris. Upper Jurassic of Bavaria. XyV- (From Smith Woodward.) Fam. 8. Lepidosteidae.—Body elongate, with a relatively short caudal region. Tail semi-heterocercal. Scales rhombic, thick, ganoin-coated and articulated, not vertically elongated on the sides of the body. Dorsal and anal fins short and remote from the pelvic fins. Median fins with fulcra. Both the upper and lower jaws more or less elongated, forming a broad and depressed or a long tapering beak, near the anterior end of which the nostrils are placed. Eyes small. Vertebral centra well. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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