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the hinder part of the cranium, seen from above, given by Klein 

 (Jahresh. Yer. vaterl. IS'aturk. Wiirtt. xli. 1885, pi. 3. fig. 82). 



Material examined. — In addition to a skvill (A) specially 

 prepared for the purposes of this investigation from an alcohol- 

 preserved specimen kindly furnished by Prof. Howes, two skulls 

 were examined, one (B) belonging to a complete skeleton, marked 

 89.2.1.2059, in the Osteological Collection of the British Museum, 

 and another (C) bearing no distinctive number. 



prf- 



eo soc 



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Crauium of Chirocentrus dorab. A, dorsal view ; B, left side ; C, back view. 

 For explanation of lettering see p. 493. 



Cranium (text-fig. 118). — The parietals are separated by the 

 supraoccipital, and there is a small median fontanelle, divided 

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