of the South- African Pariasaurians. 0^ 



The Bain collections only contained two Pariasaurian 

 pelves, both of which are extant — one is unnumbered^ the 

 otlier bears Bain's no. 57. 



The unnumbered pelvis, which well deserves the epithet 

 "great," is tliat which was figured by Owen in Phil. Trans, 

 vol. 152. pi. xxiii. figs. 1 & 2, and pi. xxiv. fig. 1, as 

 Din/nodon. 



This pelvis is, in my opinion, quite certainly a part of the 

 type-specimen of Pariasaitrus serridetis, and gives much 

 information about that much-misunderstood animal. 



The whole of the dorsal surface of this pelvis between the 

 crests of the ilia is covered with very large scales which are 

 of the Propappns type, but differ in their more definitely 

 pitted ornament and much larger size. In the Bain collec- 

 tion there are three masses of rock identical with the matrix 

 of the pelvis which are full of these scutes ; they show some 

 dorsal vertebne, ribs, and a scapida. I think it nearly 

 certain that they also are part of the type-specimen. 



Another Pariasaurian of which the type-specimen forms 

 part of the A. G. Bain collection is Propuppus omocratus, 

 Seeley. This was founded on a femur from East Brak 

 River. This specimen no longer bears Bain's original 

 number, but the corresponding femur, which is in identical 

 mineral condition and is registered under the succeeding 

 number in the Museum Catalogue, bears Bain's number 57. 



The reference is as follows in the manuscript catalogue 

 sent by Bain in which this is included : — 



57. Slab containing pelvis, femur, humerus, &c., of a large 

 Reptile. 



A. ]\Iass of bones with some scales in matrix. 



B. Ditto. 



C. D, E, F. Fragments with scales in matrix, 

 G-Q. Fragments of bones. 



R. Phalanges. 



S. Scale or coprolite. 



T. Scales. 



East Bruk River. 



Fort Beaufort. 



The following bones now in the British Museum (Natural 

 History) bear Bain's original number 57 : — 



The sacrum, figured Trans. Geol. Soc. ser.'ii. vol. vii. 

 pi. xxxiii. figs. 4-7, and Cat. Foss. Rep. S. Afr. 

 pi. xxxvi. figs. 2-4, 



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