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ANOMODONTIA. 



Dicynodon lacerticeps 9 Owen 1 . 



The type species. Typically of comparatively small size. Cranium 

 with produced muzzle and nearly straight fronto-parietal profile ; 

 orbits apparently directed partly frontally and partly laterally, and 

 a comparatively narrow interorbital bar ; parietal bar of moderate 

 length and comparatively narrow ; temporal fossae of medium width 

 and length ; frontal aspect of bones of temporal arcade comparatively 

 narrow ; occiput nearly vertical ; and root of tusk inclined forwards. 



Hah. South Africa. 



Fisr. 4. 



Dicynodon, sp. — Palatal aspect of the cranium ; from the Karoo system of the 

 Cape. \. pmx, premaxilla ; mx, maxilla ; vo, vomer ; pal, palatine ; pt, 

 pterygoid; bs, basisphenoid ; bo, basioccipital ; qic, quadrate; tr?, trans- 

 verse bone (?) ; pt.n, posterior nares. The anterior portion is drawn from 

 No. B. 860 (p. 27), and the posterior region from Owen's figure of 

 D. Iconic eps. 



36233. The imperfect skull ; from the Beaufort beds of the Karoo 

 {Fig.) system of the Winterberg Peak, north of Fort Beaufort 2 . \ 

 The type of the genus and species ; figured by Owen in 



1 Trans. Geol. Soc. ser. 2, vol. vii. p. 62 (1845). 

 See the maps in ' Trans. Geol. Soc' ser. 2, vol. vii. p. 55, and pi. ii. 



