ANOMALOUS REPTILES 



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huge Anomodonts from South Africa, both belonging to the same 

 family, the teeth of which indicate carnivorous habits. An 



FIG. 29. Skull of Cyamodus laticeps, upper view (A) and palatal view (B), from 

 the Muschelkalk of Baireuth, Germany ; J natural size. 



imperfect skull, several entire limb-bones, and vertebra are pre- 

 served in the national collection at South Kensington. 



Galesaurus, 1 of which the head is shown in Fig. 30, belongs to 

 a remarkable group of Anomodonts, first described by Sir E. Owen, 



FIG. 30. Skull and mandible of an Anomodont, Galesaurus planiceps. 

 Length 6 inches. Karoo strata, South Africa. (After Owen.) 



and called by him Theriodonts, 2 because the form and order of 

 arrangement of their teeth bear a striking resemblance to those 



1 Greek gale, weasel ; sauros, lizard. 



- Greek therion, wild beast ; and odous, odontos, tooth : because the teeth 

 resemble those of savage carnivorous creatures, such as lions or wolves. 



