FROM THE KARROO BEDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 



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and their posterior processes are kept apart farther than in most 

 Dicynodon species. 



On some f utui'e occasion the skeleton will probably be described 

 in detail. For the most part the bones are surrounded by very 

 hard calcareous masses, and are very difficult to clear. 



Text-fieure 35. 



Top of skull oi Dicynodon ictinops Broom. 



The following are the principal skull-measurements : — 



Greatest antero-posterior length 82 mm . 



Greatest breadth 68 ,, 



Interorbital width — 18 „ 



Intertemporal width 19 ,, 



Basal length about 70 ,, 



Distance between canines 15 „ 



DiCYis'ODON' MACRORHYNCHUS, sp. n. (Text-fig, 36.) 



This new species is founded on two small skulls discovered by 

 me at New Bethesda. For a time I considered they might be 

 very miniature specimens of Dicynodon i^laiyceps^ the common 

 New Bethesda species, but further careful examination shows 

 that it is necessary to regard them as belonging to a distinct 

 species. The best preserved specimen is taken as the type. 



The skull when complete was considerably less than 3 inches 



