480 SIR R. OWEN ON THE FOSSIL REMAINS OF A MEGALANIAN GENUS. 
Description of the Plates. 4 " 
PLATE 29. 
Meiolania minor. 
Fig. 1. Occipital segment of the skull; back view. 
Fig. 2. Occipital segment of the skull; front view. 
Fig. 3. Fore end of upper jaw ; front view. 
Fig. 4. Fore end of upper jaw; under view. 
Fig. 5. Fore end of upper jaw; upper view. 
Fig. 6. Fore end of upper jaw; back view. 
PLATE 30. 
Fig. 1. Skull of Meiolania platyceps; upper surface, natural size. 
Fig. 2. Fight horn-core, showing curvature. 
PLATE 31. 
Meiolania platyceps. 
Fig. 1. Under surface of the skull; one-third natural size. 
Fig. 2. Upper view of the fore end of the mandible of a larger individual. 
Fig. 3. Upper view of three caudal vertebrae. 
Fig. 4. Upper view of caudal vertebrae, nearer the tail-end. In both views a portion 
of the exo-skeleton is removed, to show its thickness and the inclosed 
endo-skeletal vertebrae. 
PLATE 32. 
Pelvic Bones of Meiolania. 
Fig. L Outer view, showing the acetabular cavity. 
Fig. 2. Inner view. 
Fig. 3. Side view. 
* All the figures are of the natural size, save where otherwise expressed. The “letters” and 
“numerals” are explained in the text. 
