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Coal-bearing shales of the Lower Permian of Saarbriick, Rhenish 

 Prussia. 



FAMILY UROCORDYLID^. 



* UROCORDYLUS WANDESFORDI. 

 Huxley, Trans. R. I. Acad., vol. XXIV, p. 359 (1867). 

 From the Coal Measures of /arrow Colliery, Kilkenny. 



a. Slab showing the head and the greater part of the vertebral 

 column. The characteristic expansion of the neural and haemal 

 processes of the vertebrae is very clearly shown. 



Geological Survey Collection. 



b. Fragment of shale exhibiting a small portion of the vertebral 

 column. Presented by W. S. Keogh, Esq. 



c. Slab showing badly-preserved skeleton, of which the hinder 

 part is missing. Presented by J. T. Butler, Esq. 



* CERATERPETUM GALVANI. 

 Keraterpeton galvani, Huxley, Trans. R. I. Acad., vol. 

 XXIV, p. 359 (1867). 



From the Coal Measures of Jarrow Colliery, Kilkenny. 



a. Block with medium-sized skeleton, imperfect posteriorly. 



Presented by J. T. Butler, Esq. 



b. Block with smaller skeleton in a fine state of preservation. 



c. Slab with impression of small skeleton. 



d. Slab showing entire small skeleton. This example appears 

 to be unique in exhibiting the whole length of the tail. 



Geological Survey Collection. 



e. Block with imperfect small skeleton. 



Geological Survey Collection. 



f. Block showing larger skeleton without the skull. 



Geological Survey Collection. 



g. Slab showing impression of a small skeleton. The long epiotic 

 cornua of the skull are very distinctly shown. 



Geological Survey Collection, 

 k. Block with anterior part of a small skeleton. 



