ANOMALOUS REPTILES 113 
since been carried on by the late Professor H. G. Seeley, F.R.S., 
who had contributed a series of elaborate papers to the Royal 
Society.! 
So far we have only spoken of Anomodonts that are imperfectly 
known; it therefore now remains, before we part company with 
this wonderful extinct order, to describe one of which the skeleton 
is practically complete. This is the remarkable Pareiasaurus,? 
for the discovery and description of which paleontologists are 
Fig. 32.—Skull of Tritylodon longevus, a palatal view, b upper view. From. 
Triassic strata, Basutoland. 
indebted to a distinguished English geologist, the late Professor 
H. G. Seeley, F.R.S.3 Visitors to the Natural History Museum 
will see the unique specimen brought home by Professor Seeley at 
the end of the fossil reptile gallery, in a glass case by itself (see 
Fig. 34). The story of its discovery, as given in the journals above 
1 Philosophical Transactions, vols, 179, 183, etc. 
2 Greek—pareia, the cheek-piece of a helmet; and sauros, lizard. So named 
because the cheek-bones descend so as partly to cover the back of the lower jaw. 
3 Philosophical Transactions, vol. 183 B (1892), and Journal of South 
African Philosophical Society, vol. vi. p. 5 (1889-90). 
