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KRONOSAURUS QUEENSLANDICUS. 
Mr. Young also collected on Telemon very massive fragments of this gigantic 
Pliosaur, first described by the writer in 1924, with additions in 1930 and 1933. 2 
The largest specimen from Telemon consists of the central part of a skull, 
including the orbits and portions of the post -temporal fossae. The upper and lateral 
portions of this fragment have been greatly abraded, and the outer part of the left 
maxilla has disappeared to such an extent that the alveolar portions of the massive 
teeth are fully exposed. Some portions of the teeth had been removed as curiosities, 
having been chipped away. 
Many hundredweights of massive fragments belonging apparently to this 
species were collected by Mr. Young in three localities on Telemon. These specimens 
include other cranial fragments, portions of mandibular elements, vertebrae and 
incomplete bones not yet identified. Apparently these valuable specimens represent 
at least two and probably three individuals. Unfortunately, most of these fragments 
have long been subjected to surface weathering and the contours are partly obscured. 
None the less, when cleared of matrix (a process that will entail months of careful 
work), these massive remains will add greatly to our knowledge of this gigantic 
marine reptile. 
From the fragments preserved in the alveolar cavities of the mandibular 
symphysis of the original type specimen, it was suggested that the larger teeth of the 
series would attain “ at least 250 mm.,” the maximum alveolar diameter being 40 mm. 
In one of the Telemon specimens, however, the diameter of an alveolus is no less than 
55 mm., which shows that some of larger teeth exceeded this estimate. 
It is of interest to recall that in 1932 Mr. W. E. Schevill secured for Harvard a 
magnificent skeleton of Kronosaurus, collected at Army Downs, in the Richmond 
district. About five tons of material were obtained, and this will doubtless be described 
in detail later. 
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In 1929 a list of records of vertebrate fossils from new localities was given 
by the writer (Mem. Qld. Mus., Vol. IX., pp. 250-251). The following are additional 
records of new localities or of specimens of special interest. 
Megalania prisca . — A single vertebra, found on a creek at Sandhurst Park, 
Fernlees, 187 miles west of Rockhampton, was presented in 1932 by Mr. J. Garvey. 
(F. 2291.) This is a large vertebra from the dorsal region. In 1924 a vertebra was 
recorded from Marmor Quarry, 24 miles south of Rockhampton, but the remainder 
of our specimens come from Diprotodon beds on the Darling Downs. Unless the 
2 H. A. Longman, Mem. Qld. Mus., Vol, VIII., Part 1 ; Vol. X,, Parts 1 and 2, 
