192 The Wonders of the Permian 



and we stirred in sago flour and as soon as it 

 thickened into jJorridge it was ready for a lot 

 of hungry mouths. Charlie had made some 

 spoons, so with the pot in the midst we thanked 

 our heavenly Father for the food from his hand 

 and the glad reunion in the Old Permian of 

 Texas. After a hearty meal we planned for the 

 future. Resolving to thoroughly explore the 

 jungle and try and reach tidewater; as we felt 

 sure the old Permiam ocean was not far away. 

 After our excited voices had reached quiet and 

 ordinary tones, we were pleased to see the Am- 

 phibians and reptiles come out on the beach. One 

 of the most abundant was Labidosaurus an Am- 

 phibian like reptile about three feet long. It had 

 short legs and an enormous head compared with 

 its length. I remember a quarry of these reptiles 

 I discovered on the west fork of Coffee Creek in 

 Baylor County, Texas. I found several fine skulls 

 for the late Professor Cope, and later by digging 

 into the greenish sandstone, I secured a number 

 more for Dr. Von Zittel of Munich. Another 

 reptile appeared from the edge of the jungle that 

 so closely resembles a South American lizard of 

 the twentieth century, it was called Varanus, by 

 Dr. Broili. It was about four feet in length, had 

 a long head, delicate lizard-like tail. Still an- 

 other form soon attracted our attention coming 

 from across the narrow pond out of the woods. 

 It was about four feet long, had strong limbs and 

 short head with many small teeth. The giant 



