BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



Vol. 34, pp. 449-458 SEPTEMBER 30, 1923 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



CAEI^IVOEOUS SAUEISGHIA IN EUROPE SINCE THE 



TRIASSIC ^ 



BY F. VOX HUENE 



(Presented before the Paleontological Society December 30, 1922) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 449 



Specimens from Lower Lias and Lower Oolite of England 450 



Specimens from France 453 



Habits of the Mesralosauridae 457 



iNTRODUCTIOISr 



In the Jurassic and Cretaceous of England, and France particularly, 

 but also in several other countries, many skeletons, and principally frag- 

 ments of such, have been found, only a few of which have hitherto been 

 described and named. Many of these remains have been referred to in 

 the literature as Megalosaurus hiichlandi. At present without special 

 studies it is scarcely possible to ascertain what is meant by this term. 

 Therefore I think it may be desirable to publish my studies on all of 

 these forms, made in recent years in many museums of England, France 

 and other parts of Europe, and in America, together with what is known 

 from the literature. 



Two years ago in another place ("\Yilliston Memorial Volume," not 

 yet published) I assembled and enumerated all these specimens. I found 

 ninety-seven in Europe and fifteen in other parts of the world except 

 North America, but not all of them were useful for accurate determina- 

 tion and comparison. The type specimens I have redescribed from my 

 own observation and I have figured some and made restorations of a few 

 of them. Several new species and even new genera have also been 

 described. 



^ Manuscript received by tlae Secretary of tlie Society Marcli 15, 1023. 



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