TAB. XIV, 

 Opiiidia. — Fossil and Recent Ophidian Vertebra); nat. size. 



Fig. 



I — 3. A cervical or anterior trunk vertebra of a Palaophis. 



4. A corresponding vertebra of a Python iiyris. 



5 — 6. A small vertebra of a Paloeophis 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 Palaophis porcatus. 



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

 18 — 20. A type vertebra of Palaophis porcatus. 

 21. A vertebra of Palaophis porcatus. 



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

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

 2G. A large vertebra of do. do. 



27. Two views of a vertebra of Palaophis typhosus, with the major part of the long 



neural spine preserved. 



28. Two vertebras of Palaophis typhaus, in natural articulation. 

 29 — 31. A vertebra of a Palaophis, 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 Palaophis lonyus. 



38. Front view of the atlas vertebra of the Python, Seba . 



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 tiyris. 



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 Palaophis lonyus. 



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



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



Sussex. 



