. 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. OPHTHALMOSAURUS. The description of the form and relations of the bones of the occipital and auditory regions of the skull is rendered difficult by the circumstance that a considerable amount of cartilage persisted throughout the animal's life. The consequence of this is, that not only does the form of the several elements vary considerably according to the degi'ee to which ossification has proceeded, but also, owing to the per
. 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. OPHTHALMOSAURUS. The description of the form and relations of the bones of the occipital and auditory regions of the skull is rendered difficult by the circumstance that a considerable amount of cartilage persisted throughout the animal's life. The consequence of this is, that not only does the form of the several elements vary considerably according to the degi'ee to which ossification has proceeded, but also, owing to the persistence of the cartilage, actual surfaces of contact between the diff"erent bones are only found in a Text-fig. 1. cond exof. 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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