ON NEW CARNIVOROUS THERAPSIDS. 



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14. On some new Carnivorous Therapsids in the Collection 

 of the British Museum. By R. Broom, D.Sc, M.D., 

 C.M.Z.S. 



[Received January 27, 1915 : Read April 13, 1915. J 



(Text-figures 1-8.) 



Index. 

 Systematic : Page 



Simorhinella baini, gen. et sp. n 163 



Icticephalus polycynodon, gen. et sp. n 164 



Cerdodon tenuidens, gen. et sp. n 166 



Cyniscodon lydekkeri, gen. et sp. n 167 



Cerdognathns greyi, gen. et sp. n 168 



Scymnosaurus watsoni, sp. n 169 



Scymnognathus parvus, sp. n 171 



Trirachodon browni, sp. n 172 



At the suggestion of Dr. C. W. Andrews I recently examined 

 all the specimens of carnivorous Therapsid reptiles in the British 

 Museum, and was fortunate in finding a considerable number of 

 new types sufficiently well preserved to be worthy of description. 



Simorhinella baini, gen. et sp. n. (Text-fig. 1.) 



This new genus and species is founded on a small specimen 

 obtained by Mr. T. Bain in the Gouph, S. Africa, and procured 

 by the British Museum in 1878. From the nature of the 

 matrix I think it probable that it is from the Pareiasaurus zone, 

 but it may possibly be from the Endothiodon zone. 



Text-figure 1. 



B 



Simorhinella baini. 



A. Upper view of snout, nat. size. B. Side view of snout, nat. size. 

 B.M. 49422. 



The specimen consists of the anteiior half of the skull of a 

 small carnivorous Therapsid, much weathered, and with the bones 



