. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. KEPTILIA. 63 No. 231. Pliosaurus braehydeirus, Owen. Paddle. This big-head- ed, short-necked, amphicoe- lian Reptile was more closely lacertilian than the Ichthy- osaurus. With the excep- tion of the teeth, which are thicker and stronger, of the vertebra of the neck, which like those of tlielchthyosaurus are compressed, and of the more massive proportions of the jaws and paddle-bones, the skeleton of the Pliosaurus resembles that of the Plesio- saurus. Some ind
. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. KEPTILIA. 63 No. 231. Pliosaurus braehydeirus, Owen. Paddle. This big-head- ed, short-necked, amphicoe- lian Reptile was more closely lacertilian than the Ichthy- osaurus. With the excep- tion of the teeth, which are thicker and stronger, of the vertebra of the neck, which like those of tlielchthyosaurus are compressed, and of the more massive proportions of the jaws and paddle-bones, the skeleton of the Pliosaurus resembles that of the Plesio- saurus. Some individuals attained the length of more than forty feet. The huge paddle was found in the Kim- meridgian bed (Upper Oolite) near Dorchester, England- and is in the Museum of that city.—Size, 7 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. Price, $ No. 232. Pliosaurus grandis, Owen. Skull and Lower Jaw. This species very closely resembles the preced- ing. It was at first regarded by Owen as a Plesiosaurus. This specimen, the most interesting relic of the Pliosaurus yet discovered, was found in the Kim- meridge Clay (Upper Oolite) of Dorsetshire, England, and is now in the British Museum. The skull, which is over four and a half feet in length, is perfect in all except the posterior region; the lower jaw measures 5 ft. 7 in. by 2 ft. Price, $ No. 233. Pliosaurus grandis, Owen. Tooth. This is the largest reptilian tooth among either actual or extinct forms, and rivals in size the teeth of the full grown Sperm-whale. This fine typi- cal specimen is from the same locahty and Museum as the preceding. Size, 12 x 3. Price, $ No. 234. Pistosaurus grandsevus, Meyer. Skull. In this saurian the facial part of the skull contracts abruptly in front. 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 Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)
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