PLATE 3. 
Opurpi1A.— Fossil and Recent Ophidian Vertebræ; nat. size. 
Fig. 
1—3. A cervical or anterior trunk vertebra of a Paleophis. 
4. A corresponding vertebra of a Python tigris. 
5—6. A small vertebra of a Palæophis with one hypapophysis. 
7—9. A larger vertebra of the same species. 
10—12. A similar vertebra of the same species. 
13—15. A small vertebra of Palæophis porcatus. 
16—17. A large vertebra of Palæophis, longer in proportion to its breadth than 
18—20. A type vertebra of Pa/cophis porcatus. 
21. A vertebra of Palæophis porcatus. 
22—924. A middle trunk vertebra of the same species of Pa/eop/is, as figs. 1 
25. A small vertebra of a Paleophis, with an inferior ridge. 
26. A large vertebra of do. do. 
27. Two views of a vertebra of Palaophis typheus, with the major part of the long 
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neural spine preserved. 
28. Two vertebrae of Paleophis typheus, in natural articulation. 
29—31. A vertebra of a Palæophis, of the compressed kind. 
32—34. Two similar but smaller vertebre of the same kind anchylosed, perhaps from 
the tail. 
35—37. A trunk vertebra of the Paleophis longus. 
38. Front view of the atlas vertebra of the Python Sebe. 
39. Side view of the same vertebra. 
40. Side view of the axis vertebra of the same Python. 
41. Front view of an anterior caudal vertebra of a Python tigris. 
42. Front view of a middle caudal vertebra of the same Python. 
43—44. Two views of a portion of the lower jaw of a lizard or sauroid fish. 
45—46. The centrum of a vertebra of the Puleophis longus. 
With the exception of figs. 35—37 and 45—46, which are from Kingston in 
Suffolk, all the specimens of Paleophis figured in this plate are from Bracklesham, 
Sussex. 
