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276 THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTS , [ N°: le 
“From the known anatomical characters of the Plestosauri, de- 
rived from the examination of their organic remains, geologists are 
agreed in the inference that those ania carried their necks 
(which must have resembled the bodies of serpents) above the 
water, while their progression was effected by large paddles work- 
ing beneath — the short but stout tail acting the part of a rudder. 
It would be superfluous to point out how closely the surmises of 
