ANOMALOUS REPTILES IT] 
huge Anomodonts from South Africa, both belonging to the same 
family, the teeth of which indicate carnivorous habits. An 
Fia, 29.—Skull of Cyamodus laticeps, upper view (A) and palatal view (B), from 
the Muschelkalk of Baireuth, Germany ; } natural size. 
imperfect skull, several entire limb-bones, and vertebre are pre- 
served in the national collection at South Kensington. 
Galesaurus,! of which the head is shown in Fig. 30, belongs to 
a remarkable group of Anomodonts, first described by Sir R. Owen, 
Fic. 30.—Skull and mandible of an Anomodont, Galesawrus planiceps. 
Length 6 inches. Karoo strata, South Africa, (After Owen.) 
and called by him Theriodonts,? because the form and order of 
arrangement of their teeth bear a striking resemblance to those 
1 Greek—galé, weasel; sawros, lizard. 
2 Greek—therion, wild beast; and odous, odontos, tooth: because the teeth 
resemble those of savage carnivorous creatures, such as lions or wolves. 
