INOSTRANSEVIA, THE CARNIVOR 



skull two feet long and enormous tiger-like teeth. 

 This creature is named Inostransevia by Pro- 

 fessor Amalitzky, and is larger than any of the 

 carnivorous reptiles from South Africa. Speci- 

 mens of its skull are shown in the Professor's 

 photographs reproduced in Figs. 161 and 162. 



Fig. 161. — Skull of the gigantic Theromorph Carnivorous- 

 Reptile, Inostransevia discovered by Professor Amalitzky 

 in Northern Russia. It is allied to Lycosaurus found in 

 Cape Colony in beds of the same age. 



No doubt the vegetarian herds of Pariasaurus^ 

 whose small peg-like teeth indicate clearly 

 enough their inoffensive habits, were preyed 

 upon by the terrible Inostransevia, as were 

 their brethren in South Africa devoured by the 

 Cynognathus, the Lycosaurus, the Cynodraco 



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