. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Pareiasaurian Studies.—Part XI. Genus Pareiasuchus. 65 There are 5 cervicals, but only 14 dorsals, 4 sacrals, and an unknown number of caudals. The dorsals are smaller than in Bradysaurus (i), but larger than in Propappus parvus. The spines are tall and not very massive; the articulatory face on the transverse process is fairly short. Genus Pareiasaurus. The vertebrae are large but not so massive as in Bradysaurus. The neural spines are massive and fairly low and are subquadrate in section. The artic
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Pareiasaurian Studies.—Part XI. Genus Pareiasuchus. 65 There are 5 cervicals, but only 14 dorsals, 4 sacrals, and an unknown number of caudals. The dorsals are smaller than in Bradysaurus (i), but larger than in Propappus parvus. The spines are tall and not very massive; the articulatory face on the transverse process is fairly short. Genus Pareiasaurus. The vertebrae are large but not so massive as in Bradysaurus. The neural spines are massive and fairly low and are subquadrate in section. The articulatory face on the transverse process is fairly short. In the Stellenbosch specimen the centra of the sacrals are not so much constricted as Watson found in the type material in the British Museum. Genus Anthodon. (Text-fig. 7.) In the specimen from Dunedin (, No. 10074) there is preserved a dorsal vertebra, sacrals, and caudals. The dorsal is small (slightly. a b c Text-fig. 7.—Anthodon serrarius. , No. 10074. x J. a = anterior view. b = posterior view. c= lateral (left) view. greater than \ of Bradysaurus), comparatively light; the spine is low and fairly slender; the transverse process is situated high up on the arch and the articulatory surface is short. On the whole, the vertebra is very similar to those of Propappus parvus. The centrum is noto- chordal with an hour-glass shaped perforation. Short Discussion.—If we are correct in stating that the Pareiasaurs possessed 5 cervicals this fact would indicate a definite advance from the primitive embolomerous condition where the neck at most consisted of 2-3 vertebrae; and they would occupy an intermediate. 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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