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ORNITHOSATJKIA. 



37361. Cast of a slab of lithographic limestone, showing the nearly 

 entire skeleton. The original is preserved in the Museum 

 at Leucktenberg, and was obtained in 1846 from the Kime- 

 ridgian of Eichstadt, Bavaria ; it is one of the types, 

 and is figured by Von Meyer in the ' Fauna der Vor- 

 welt — Eept. Lith. Schiefer,' pi. ix. fig. 5. Another skeleton 

 wanting the skull is figured by Zittel in the ' Palgeonto- 

 graphica,' vol. xxix. pi. xi. Purchased, 1863. 



Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (Goldfuss l ). 



Syn. Ornithocephalus muensteri, Goldfuss 2 . 

 Pterodactylus muensteri, Meyer 3 . 

 Ramphorhynclms phyllurus, Marsh 4 . 



Eegarded by Zittel 5 as closely allied to the following form, but 

 with the scapula and coracoid frequently anchylosed, with a fifth 

 digit in the pes, and with the patagium rather wider. The same 

 writer identifies the so-called R, phyllurus with this species. If the 

 next form be also specifically identical, the present name should 

 stand. 



Hah. Europe (Germany). 



43004. A slab of lithographic limestone, containing the imperfect 

 skeleton, of which the cranium and mandible are entire ; 

 from the Kimeridgian of Eichstadt, Bavaria. The length 

 of the cranium is 0,080. 



Van Breda Collection. Purchased, 1871. 



42738. A slab of lithographic limestone containing an imperfect 

 {Fig.) skeleton (without the skull), provisionally referred to this 

 species ; from Eichstadt. Figured by Yon Meyer in the 

 ' Fauna der Yorwelt — Rept. Lith. Schiefer,' pi. x. fig. 3, 

 under the name of R. gemmingi. It agrees in size with 

 the present form. 



Van Breda Collection. Purchased, 1871. 



39353. Cast of the preceding specimen. Purchased, 1865. 



R. 300. Cast of a slab of lithographic limestone,, showing the nearly 

 entire skeleton and the impression of the patagium. The 

 original, which was obtained from Eichstadt in 1873, is 



1 Nova Acta Ac. Cses. Leop.-Car. vol. xv. pt. i. p. 112 (1831).— Ornithoceph- 

 alus. 



2 hoc. cit. 3 Palseologica, p. 116 (1832). 

 1 Amer. Journ. ser. 3, vol. xxiii. p. 256 (1882). 



5 Palaeontograpliica, vol. xxix. pp. 62-63 (1882). 



