. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 174 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM No remnants of lacrimal bones were found. The supratemporal arch is absent but both the squamosal and supratemporal bones are present as small, flattened, slightly overlapping elements dorsal to the quadrate. The squamosal, lying anterolateral to the supratemporal, is tendinously connected to the quadrate head (Figs 3, 13). The supratemporal lies postero- medial to the squamosal and shares with the much reduced paroccipital process of the otic capsule the articu
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 174 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM No remnants of lacrimal bones were found. The supratemporal arch is absent but both the squamosal and supratemporal bones are present as small, flattened, slightly overlapping elements dorsal to the quadrate. The squamosal, lying anterolateral to the supratemporal, is tendinously connected to the quadrate head (Figs 3, 13). The supratemporal lies postero- medial to the squamosal and shares with the much reduced paroccipital process of the otic capsule the articulation with the quadrate head by means of a pad of fibrocartilage (Fig. 3).. t 1mm Fig. 3. Posterolateral view of the skull. The proportions of the posterior half of the skull are of imporiance. The temporal region, where the adductor musculature is accommodated, is laterally compressed and the otico-occipital region is much expanded both laterally and posteriorly (Figs lA-B, 2A). These relations create the impression that the suspensorium is more anteriorly located than in a non-fossorial lizard such as Mabuia. The entire posterior border of the parietal meets the supraoccipital and the fused exoccipital-opisthotic complex in a dorsally lying suture. There is thus no posttemporal fenestra and the back of the skull is smooth and bluntly. 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 South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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