AjYatomy of BATRACUIANS. 467 



tinct Archegosaurtis had in its larval life branchial arches, 

 and in fact so close are the affinities of some Amphibians to 

 the Ganoids that it is probable that both types have had a com- 

 mon origin ; while on the other hand the bones of certain 

 extinct scaly Labyrinthodonts have been regarded by some 

 authors as reptiles ; for example, the Carboniferous Miidodon- 

 saurus was described as a reptile, but has been referred to 

 the Amphibians by modern writers. 



The sternum or breast-bone (Fig. 429, s) first ajipears in 

 the Batrachians. The shoulder-girdle is in great part carti- 

 laginous. In the toads and 

 frogs {Anura) the fore limbs, 

 the radius, and ulna, and in 

 the hind limbs the tibia and 

 fibula, grow together ; there 

 are four toes in the fore feet, 

 and five toes in the hind feet. 



In the Siren the hind legs are fjj,. 429.-Sterniim and Bhoulder-girdle 



wpiTifiTio- • in +lip pono-n-suakps °! ^™" <'^'""' iom'oraria) p, body of 



wanting , in Tne COllgo-buaJlL s (i,^ sternum ; se, scapula ; .«c', supra-scap- 



I AmnhaiimrA flip limhq nrp ula ; CO, coracoid-bnne, fused in the mirl- 



(Jimjj/numa.) ine limUb arc die line with its fellow of the opposite 



pit>ipr +wn nv tliTpp-fnprl side(s); d, clavicle ; e, episternum. Tlie 



eirner XWO or DUlCe loea. extreme shaded double portion below ;; 



The teeth of modern Ba- is "'e xipliisternum The cartilaginous 



parts are shaded.— After Gegenbaur. 



trachians are conical or lobate, 



and microscopically are simple, while those of the extinct 

 forms are mostly complicated by the labyrinthine infolding 

 of the walls, as seen in microscopic sections ; the teetli of 

 many Ganoids have a similar, though much simpler struc- 

 ture. They are usually of the same size, and may be ar- 

 ranged on projecting portions of different bones of the mouth, 

 i.e., the premaxillary, maxillary, mandibular, vomerine, pal- 

 atine, and pterygoid bones, as in fishes. In tadpoles and 

 in Sire7i the jaw-bones are encased in horny beaks like those 

 of turtles and birds. In many Labyrinthodonts two tusks 

 were developed on the palate. The nasal canal is much as 

 in the Dipnoan fish, the internal opening being situated in 

 the Perennibranchiates just within the soft margin of the 

 mouth. In the salamanders and frogs it is bordered with 

 firmer parts of the jaw. The labyrinth of the ear is large, 

 and the tympanum or drum of the ear is external, Am- 



