. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford clay. Based on the Leeds Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London ... Reptiles, Fossil. 18 MAEIKE EEPTILES OF THE OXFOED CLAY. to that of Peloneustes, of which good specimens are described and figured below, this is not of great importance. The fore paddle is smaller than the hind, as is usual in this family. The humerus (h.) has a well-developed great tuberosity (tb.), beneath which it widens gradually to Test-fiK. A. imperfect left hind paddle of PUosaurus ferox (E. 2446) ; B, proximal portion of right fore
. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford clay. Based on the Leeds Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London ... Reptiles, Fossil. 18 MAEIKE EEPTILES OF THE OXFOED CLAY. to that of Peloneustes, of which good specimens are described and figured below, this is not of great importance. The fore paddle is smaller than the hind, as is usual in this family. The humerus (h.) has a well-developed great tuberosity (tb.), beneath which it widens gradually to Test-fiK. A. imperfect left hind paddle of PUosaurus ferox (E. 2446) ; B, proximal portion of right fore paddle of same species or Peloneustes evansi (E. 2437). {\ nat. size.) /., femur, fibula; fib., fibulare ; 7;., humerus ; int., intermedium ; mt., metatarsal ; r., radius ; t., tibia ; tb., tuberosity of humerus ; tib., tibiale ; tr., trochanter of femur : u., ulna. the distal expansion, there being no narrowing in the shaft, such as is usual in the Elasmosaurs. The distal end is considerably expanded, more so relatively than it is in the femur. The radius (r.) and ulna («.), which have been figured by Lydekker. 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; Andrews, Charles William, 1866-1924. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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