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CLASSIFICATION OF VERTEBRATA 



Sorex, shrew, 51 



Spalax, o--u'Au£ a mold, 43 



Spelerpes, <rinj\aiov cave, (pTro) 

 I crawl, 13 



Sphargis, a fancy name, 21 



Spheniscus, o-^»/v«tkos diminutive 

 of cr</»7/v sickle, wedge (-shaped 

 bill), 32 



Sphenodon, o-<£?yV wedge, 18 



Sphenosaurus, o-<£?/i> wedge, sickle, 

 12 



Squalodon, squaliis shark, sqitaltre 

 to be rough, oSot's tooth, 44 



Squaloraia, squalu,-; shark, 7 



Squat ina, Pliny's name, 6 



Steatornis, trreap fat, 36 



Steganopodes, <TTtyavo<s closely 

 covered, sheathed. In allusion 

 to all the four toes being webbed 

 together, 32 



Stegocephali, crreyos roof, KecpaXS) 

 head. The cranium being roofed 

 over by dermal bones, 12 



Stegosauri, (rreyos, 22 



Steneosaurus, o-Ttyos a narrow 

 place, 19 



Stereospondyli (Prosauria), crrepios 

 solid, o-7rovSvAos vertebra, 17 



Stereospondyli (Stegocephali), 13 



Sterna, tern, 36 



Stringops, arpi^ an owl, totp 

 face, 36 



Strix, 36 



Struthio, ostrich, 31 



Stylinodon, o-rPAos pillar, is (geni- 

 tive tvo's) tibre, 42 



Subclamatores "lower than the 

 typical Clamatores," 37 



Suboscines " lower than the 

 typical Oscines," 38 



Sula, gannet, 32 



Sua, 48 



Syngnathua " fused jaw, M 10 



Synodontis, trvv with, together. 

 Teeth fused together, 9 



Syrrhaptes, wppa-mo I sew to- 

 gether (in allusion to the toes), 



TaCHYPETKs, 7i/\i\- quick, 7re-o/i.cu 



I ily, 32 

 Talegallus, 34 

 Talpa, the mole, 51 

 Tamias, ra/zias caretaker, 43 

 Tapirus, 46 

 Tarsius. In allusion to the much 



elongated tarsus, 53 

 Tatusia, native name, 42 

 Tectobranchi, ted us covered. The 



gills being covered by an oper- 

 culum, 6 

 Teleosaurus, reAcos complete, 1 9 

 Teleostei, tcAcos complete, oo-reoi' 



bone, 8 

 Teleostomi, TeAeos terminal, with 



reference to the position of the 



mouth, in opposition to Plagio- 



stomi, 7 

 Telerpeton, t«Aos end, kp-trov 



creeper, 17 

 Temnospondyli, -re/xvw I cut, 



separate, cnr6v8v\os vertehra, 



12 

 Tejidae, native name, 26 

 Teratoscincus, repas a marvel. 26 

 Testudinidae, 20 

 Tetraceros, rerpa- four, Kepas horn, 



49 

 Tetrao, 34 

 Tetrapoda, Credner's name for 



"four-footed creatures," in 



opposition to the fishes which 



have fins, 12 

 Tetrodon "four-tooth," 10 

 Thalassochelvs, daXaxrwa 



ykXvs tortoise, 21 

 Thecophora, di]Ki) chest, case. 



(f)epu> I carry, 20 

 Theriodomys, Oi]puoSi)<; beast-like, 



43 

 Theriodontia, Oijpiov a beast, 18 

 Theromorpha, Bi)p a beast, pop<pr) 



shape, 18 

 Theropoda, Bi)p a mammal. 



foot, 23 

 Thinocorys, 0i's shore, Kopvs helmet, 

 35 



