TABULAR LIST 



OF THE Chief Orders of the Vertebrate Class 

 REPTILES. 



Order 1 Dinosaurs 



„ 2 Crocodiles 



,, 3 Chelonians 



,, 4 Lizards ^ ^]^ 



„ 5 Snakes J 



,, 6 Pterodactyls 



,, 7 Theromorphs 



,, 8 Plesiosaurs 



,, 9 Ichthyosaurs 



Huge extinct creatures, often as 

 big as elephants. 



Crocodiles and Alligators, 



Turtles and Tortoises. 



Closely allied to one another, and 

 having the epiderm moulded 

 to form " scales." 



Extinct : they had great flying 

 wings supported by one finger. 



Extinct : often with teeth resem- 

 bling those of Mammals. 



Extinct : swan-necked aquatic 

 forms, with four paddles. 



Extinct : short-necked marine 

 forms, closely representing 

 among Reptiles, the Whales 

 and Porpoises of the Mamma- 

 lian series. 



N.B. — This does not profess to he a complete enutneration. 



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