. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. FISGES. 85 No. 317. Lepidotus minor, Body asd Head, on slab. This fine specimen of another homo- cereal lepidoid—distinguished by its small, shining scales, and unusually perfect in all its parts —was discovered in the Purbeck Limestone (Upper Oolite) on the Isle of Portland, England, and is in the British Museum. Size, 17x10. Price, $ No. 318. CatliniS latUS, Miinst. Skeleton, on slab. This Fish belongs to the same family as the preceding, and in
. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. FISGES. 85 No. 317. Lepidotus minor, Body asd Head, on slab. This fine specimen of another homo- cereal lepidoid—distinguished by its small, shining scales, and unusually perfect in all its parts —was discovered in the Purbeck Limestone (Upper Oolite) on the Isle of Portland, England, and is in the British Museum. Size, 17x10. Price, $ No. 318. CatliniS latUS, Miinst. Skeleton, on slab. This Fish belongs to the same family as the preceding, and in general shape approaches the Salmon. It has delicate scales, and fins of moderate size. It is probably only a variety of the G. furcatus, Agass. This specimen is from the Lithographic limestone of Eichstadt, Bavaria, and belongs to the private Geological Cabinet of Mr. Ward. Size, 8x3. Price, $ No. 319. Aspidorhynchns speciosus, Agass. Body and Head. j&uaumwwE^&BB88BB&BB8&ii^ig^BB^3^s^^^%3&Bs&&8S3^^ on slab. This homo- cereal Ganoid is characterized by a long body of nearly equal size through- out, by a pointed head, and by the disposition of the scales in unequal rows. The scales are wrinkled, and sometimes hexagonal, sometimes tetragonal. This speci- men belongs to Dr. Krantz of Bonn, and is from the same locality kas the preced- ing. Size, 2 ft. 2 in. x 7 in. Price, 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 Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1834-1906. Rochester, N. Y. , Benton & Andrews, printers
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