. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. 82 ANOMODONTIA. Genus TAPINOCEPHALUS, Owen*. Syn. (?) Phocosaurus, Seeley2. The type genus; founded upon the imperfect cranial muzzle, with which a vertebra and tibia were apparently associated. No tusks in upper jaw; muzzle of cranium forming a depressed rounded projection, above which the frontal region probably rose suddenly; apparently no secondary posterior nares. Lumbar vertebra (fig. 18) Kg. (?) Tapinoc&phalus at her stonei.—&
. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. 82 ANOMODONTIA. Genus TAPINOCEPHALUS, Owen*. Syn. (?) Phocosaurus, Seeley2. The type genus; founded upon the imperfect cranial muzzle, with which a vertebra and tibia were apparently associated. No tusks in upper jaw; muzzle of cranium forming a depressed rounded projection, above which the frontal region probably rose suddenly; apparently no secondary posterior nares. Lumbar vertebra (fig. 18) Kg. (?) Tapinoc&phalus at her stonei.—"Reversed view of the left side of the pelvis, with the ischium restored; from the Karoo system of the Cape Colony. •£-. il, ilium; pb, pubis ; is, ischium ; , obturator foramen. with a short centrum, having angulated terminal faces, and distinct surfaces for free ribs or tranverse processes at the junction of the arch and centrum. The undermentioned series of vertebras, which are most probably referable to this genus, are characterized by their broad and more or less shortened centra and the absence of intercentra in the post- cervical region. The anterior dorsals have the haemal surface of the centrum rounded, but in the lumbar and sacral region, where there are autogenous transverse processes or ribs, the haemal and lateral 1 Cat. Fobs. Kept. S. Africa, p. 1 (1876). 2 Phil. Trans, for 1888, p. 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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