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actinoptekygii. 
1844. Macokpis olfersii, L. Agassiz, Comptes Rondus, vol. xviu. 
, p ' T „ ’ and Poiss - Foss. vol. iy. p. 29.3 (name only). 
1887. Macolepv, brama, A. S. Woodward, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 5 39 ’ 
pi. xlvi. fig. 1, pi. xlvii, fig. 4 . 
Type. Head ; British Museum. 
The type species, attaining a length of about O'O. Length of head 
wr opercular apparatus exceeding the maximum depth of the 
runk, and contained about four times in the total length of the 
nan. ihe two posterior suborbitals much broader than deep, hut 
c , r ^ oss dee P than the upper plato ; postero-inferior sub- 
i a o a deep triangular form ; operculum almost as broad as 
deep. 1 civic fins arising slightly nearer to the anal than to the 
pectorals, opposite the hinder half of the dorsal fin, which has 
about 10 rays beyond anterior basal rays. 
F °rm. <$• Loc. Upper Cretaceous : Province of Ceara, N. Brazil. 
11 the following specimens were obtained from Barra do Jardi®> 
oerra do Araripe : — 
15490. Typo specimen, the head, opercular apparatus, clavicle, and 
some anterior scales, figured in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1887 , 
p . xlvii. fig. 4 . It is labelled by Agassiz. 
Purchased from Mr. Gardner . 
P. 1957. More imperfect similar head, wanting the cheek-plates and 
displaying remains of internal bones, labelled “ J^ ac0 ' 
lep,s Brama, Ag.,” by Agassiz, and the parietals and teeth 
noticed he. at. p. 536. Remains of the large gular plate 
arc ^tinct. Egerton Coll 
P ' 196 °’ * 3 986. Small fish, in counterpart, figured he. cit. pi. 
tig. 1. The large gular plate is conspicuous between the 
mandibular rami. Egerton 6f Enniskillen Colls 
P- 1960 a, P. 3985. More imperfect small fish, in counterpart 
deepened and shortened by distortion, but showing tin 
1 arat.e plate above the operculum, and displaying scale 
° rUamellt - Egerton $ Enniskillen Colls 
P- 1962 d, P. 39 8 5 b Slill smallor ^ wanting caudal fin- 
Egerton Sf Enniskillen Colls 
P. 1962 b p qqqr it .. 
ertically crushed imperfect small fish. 
Egerton EmiisJcillcu CoU* 
ead and portion of abdominal rogion of large special 1 
