. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. DICYNODONTID^:. 45 Genus CISTECEPHALUS, Owen1. Typically the skull much depressed, and in some instances, at least, with a pair of tusk-like maxillary teeth ; a very wide parietal bar; and the orbits directed to a great extent frontally. Nares subterminal, and considerably in advance of orbits; prsemaxilke very short; nasals longer. The width of the parietal appears always to exceed that of the interorbital bar. All the species appear to have
. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. DICYNODONTID^:. 45 Genus CISTECEPHALUS, Owen1. Typically the skull much depressed, and in some instances, at least, with a pair of tusk-like maxillary teeth ; a very wide parietal bar; and the orbits directed to a great extent frontally. Nares subterminal, and considerably in advance of orbits; prsemaxilke very short; nasals longer. The width of the parietal appears always to exceed that of the interorbital bar. All the species appear to have been of compara- tively small size. In the type species the contour of the skull recalls that of the Labyrinthodont Brachyops. Pig. 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; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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