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is probably but little missing from the posterior end. The anterior 

 half bears 9 teeth which have rounded roots in sockets. The teeth 

 in the fragment of the maxilla have flat chisel-shaped crowns with 

 the outer face feebly ridged. Probably those of the mandible were 

 similar in this respect. The most remarkable thing about the denti- 

 tion is that the most anterior of the teeth is larger than the others, 

 and may be looked on as a canine. The total length of the dental 

 series is 35 mm. Most of the teeth have a diameter of between 

 3 and 4 mm., but the anterior tooth has a diameter of 5 mm. 



The specimen is from the Cave sandstone of the Stormberg Series, 

 which, in my opinion, is of Lower Jurassic Age. Formerly the 

 bed was believed to be Triassic, but the discovery in it of a 

 true Crocodile (Notochampsa) seems to show that we should regard 

 it as Lower Jurassic. And this discovery of a Predentate Dino- 

 saur seems to confirm the conclusion. Even considering the sand- 

 stone as Lower Jurassic, Geranosaurus would still be tn"e earliest 

 known member of the Predentata. 



All the specimens are in the paloeontological series of the South 

 African Museum, except those represented in figures 2, 3, 5, 18 and 

 23, which are in the Government Museum, Bloemfontein. 



LITEEATUEE. 



In Baron von Huene's recent magnificent work, "Die Dinosauriei 

 der Europaischen Triasformation " a full list is given of the litera- 

 ture of the South African Stormberg Dinosaurs and of the allied 

 forms of Europe and America. 



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