TAB. XIV. 

 Ophidia. — Fossil and Recent Ophidian Vertebrae; nat. size. 



Eg. 



1 — 3. A cervical or anterior trunk vertebra of a Palceophis. 



4. A corresponding vertebra of a Python tip-is. 



5 — 6. A small vertebra of a Palaeophis with one hypapophysis. 



7 — 9. A larger vertebra of the same species. 

 10 — 12. A similar vertebra of the same species. 

 13 — 15. A small vertebra of Palceophis porcatus. 



16 — 17. A large vertebra of Palseophis. longer in proportion to its breadth than 

 18 — 20. A type vertebra of Palceophis porcatus. 

 21. A vertebra of Palceophis porcatus. 

 22 — 24. A middle trunk vertebra of the same species of Palceophis, as figs. 1 — 3. 



25. A small vertebra of a Palceophis, with an inferior ridge. 



26. A large vertebra of do. do. 



27. Two views of a vertebra of Palceophis typhceus, with the major part of the long- 



neural spine preserved. 



28. Two vertebrae of Palceophis typhceus, in natural articulation. 

 29 — 31. A vertebra of a Palceophis, of the compressed kind. 



32 — 34. Two similar but smaller vertebra? of the same kind anchylosed, perhaps from 



the tail. 

 35 — 37. A trunk vertebra of the Palceophis longus. 



38. Front view of the atlas vertebra of the Python Sebce. 



39. Side view of the same vertebra. 



40. Side view of the axis vertebra of the same Python. 



41. Front view of an anterior caudal vertebra of a Python tigris. 



42. Front view of a middle caudal vertebra of the same Python. 



43 — 44. Two views of a portion of the lower jaw of a lizard or sauroid fish. 

 45 — 46. The centrum of a vertebra of the Palceophis longus. 



With the exception of figs. 35 — 37 and 45 — 46, which are from Kingston in 



Suffolk, all the specimens of Palceophis figured in this plate are from Bracklesham, 



Sussex. 



