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3. — Contn'huf/oiis to South African Vcrtchrato Paheontologif. No. 1. 



On tJie Bemains of Erythrosuchus africanus, Broom. 

 By E. Broom, M.D., D.Sc. 



(Plate IV.) 



Some years ago Mr. Alfred Brown discovered at Oorlog's Fontein, 

 a few miles to the east of Aliwal North, the remains of a large 

 reptile in beds which belong to the Upper Beaufort age. The bones 

 were presented to the South African Museum, and on examination 

 proved to be those of a large Phytosaur. A preliminary account 

 was recently published in the Records of the Albany Museum, and 

 the name Erythrosuchus africanus was given to the new form. 



The remains represent only a small part of the skeleton, but as 

 there can be no doubt that they all belong to one individual, and as 

 they are singularly well preserved they form an important addition 

 to our knowledge of the Phytosauria. The bones which have been 

 identified are the right scapula and coracoid, the right humerus, 

 radius, and ulna, the right ilium, pubis, and ischium, the larger por- 

 tion of the left ilium, four consecutive dorsal vertebrae, one vertebra 

 possibly cervical, two caudal vertebrge with chevrons, and numerous 

 ribs. Besides these there are numerous fragmentary remains — por- 

 tions of vertebrae and pieces of the skull. There is also a small bone 

 which I believe to be a dermal ossification, but it shows no evidence 

 of pitting. 



In the absence of the skull there might seem to be a little 

 uncertainty of the order to which the remains belong, but as the 

 ilium is almost identical with that of Belodon, and the other bones 

 somewhat like, I think there can be little doubt that Enjthro- 

 sucJiKS belongs to the Phytosauria. 



Scapula and Coracoid. 



The scapula is of large size, and in general appearance somewhat 

 resembles that of the Anomodonts. The total length of the bone is 



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