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curious. Some time previous to 1861, Mr. J. Harrison, of 
Charmouth, obtained from the Lower Lias of that neighbourhoo.d 
portions of the hind limb of a Dinosaur, and, later on, a nearly 
complete skull. These specimens were described by Owen, and 
the genus was founded on them. Mr. Harrison, whose discovery 
aroused great interest, continued to search on the same spot, 
and was rewarded by finding all the rest of the skeleton, except 
Fig. 24. — Restored skeleton of Scelidosaurus Harrisoni (after Woodward), 
greatly reduced, from the Lower Lias of Charmouth, Dorset. The figure 
shows the large lateral dermal spines on the shoulders, and the long lateral 
line of smaller spines, reaching from the pectoral region to the extremity of the 
tail. 
most of the neck vertebrae. This was extracted in several blocks, 
and these, after careful “ development ” of the bones, were fitted 
together so as to exhibit the whole skeleton. This most valuable 
specimen can now be seen at South Kensington in a separate glass 
case, and is one of the treasures of the unrivalled gallery of fossil 
reptiles. The case is placed so that both sides of the specimen 
can be seen (Case Y, Gallery IV., on plan). Its length is about 
