Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ..By Richard Lydekker .. . s; from the Oxford Clay ofWootton-Bassett, Wiltshire. Cunnington Collection. Purchased, 1840. 46484. The centra of five dorsal and two caudal vertebras; fromthe Oxford Clay near Devizes. These specimens indicatea somewhat larger individual than No. 46488. Thedimensions of one of the dorsal centra are :—length 0,051(2-0 inches), height 0,065 (2-5 inches), width 0,074(2-0 inches). The forward overhang of the upper part ofthe centrum of the dorsals is more marked than in C. tro-chanter
Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ..By Richard Lydekker .. . s; from the Oxford Clay ofWootton-Bassett, Wiltshire. Cunnington Collection. Purchased, 1840. 46484. The centra of five dorsal and two caudal vertebras; fromthe Oxford Clay near Devizes. These specimens indicatea somewhat larger individual than No. 46488. Thedimensions of one of the dorsal centra are :—length 0,051(2-0 inches), height 0,065 (2-5 inches), width 0,074(2-0 inches). The forward overhang of the upper part ofthe centrum of the dorsals is more marked than in C. tro-chanterius. Cunnington Colled ion. Purchased, 1875. 33290. An imperfect dorsal vertebra; from the Oxford Clay ofWeymouth, Dorsetshire. The transverse processes andzygapophyses are wanting. This specimen agrees veryclosely in size with the dorsal represented in the accom-panying woodcut, which was referred by Phillips to 208 SATTROPTERYGIA. C. osooniensis. The dimensions of the centrum are :—length0,045 (1-75 inches), height 0,054 (2-12 inches), width2*55 inches ; the height from the base of the neural Fig. Cimoliosaurus (cf.) eurymerus.—1, anterior aspect; 2, right lateral aspect;S, prezygapophysis; 4, neural aspect of dorsal vertebra ; from the OxfordClay of Oxfordshire. {After Phillips.) canal to the summit of the spine being 0,121 (4*75 inches).Except for its superior size this specimen cannot be dis-tinguished from the type dorsals of C. ooconiensis. Thespecimen is adult. Purchased, 1858. 33289. Eight associated dorsal vertebrae of a young individual ofthis or the next species; from the Oxford Clay of Wey-mouth. The neural arches are separate from the one specimen the dimensions of the centrum are:-—length 0,025 (0-86 inch), height 0,030 (1-16 inches), width0,035 (1-36 inches). Purchased, 1858. 46487. An imperfect vertebra probably belonging to the lumbarregion; from the Oxford Clay of Chippenham, Wiltshire. Cunnington Collection. 209 Cimoli
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