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G. J. DE FEJÉR VÁR Y 
Megalania prisca Ow. — Pleistocene ? 
Megalania prisca , Owen, Phil. Trans. London, Voi. 149, 1860, p. 43, Pis. 
VII—Vili ; partim Owen, op. cit., Vol. 171, 1881. p. 1037, Pis. 34—36 1 & 
Vol. 177, 1887. p. 327, PI. 13 1 2 ; A. Smith Woodward, Note on the ext. gen. 
Megöl. Ow. and M eiol. Ow., Arm. Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. I, Ser. VI th , London, 1888, 
p. 89; de Vis, On Megal. a. its Allies, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl., Vol. VI, Brisbane, 
1889, p. 93—97, two figs, on Pl. IV; Zittel, Handb. d. Paläont., Paläozool., 
Bd. III, München u. Leipzig, 1887—90 p. 609; partim R. Etheridge jr., 
On the Occur, of Megal. (Ow.) (s. str.) in South-Austr., S. Austr. Govern. Geol.’s 
Rep. for 1894; Pl. I, Figs. 1—3 3 (fide Zietz ). 4 
Notiosaurus dentatus , Owen, On a large ext. Liz. from Austr. Pleist. dep., 
Phü. Trans. London, Voi. 175, 1885. p. 249, PI. 12; de Vis, op. cit., 1889, p. 97; 
Zittel, op. cit., 1887—90, p. 609; Nopcsa, Beitr. z. Kenntn. d. foss. Eid., Beitr. 
z. Pal. Geol. Öst.-Ung., Bd. XXI, Wien u. Leipzig, 1908, p. 43. 
Varanus priscus, Lydekker, Catal. Foss. Rept. Ampli., Part I, London, 
1888. p. 284; Nopcsa, op. cit., 1908, p. 47. 
Varanus (Megalania) priscus, Broiij, Zittel’s Grundz. d. Pal., II, Vert., 
Berlin u. München, 1911, p. 211. 
Varanus Warburtonensis, Zietz, Notes up. some Foss. Rept. Rem. fr. War- 
burton River n. Lake Eyre, Trans. Proc. Rep. Roy. Soc. S. Austr., Voi. XXIII, 
Adelaide, 1889. p. 210. 
A) Skull. 
I. Occipital. This occipital fragment was described by Sir 
E. Owen (Phil. Trans. Voi. 171, p. 1089—1040), who compared it with 
Moloch horridus and Iguana tuberculata, though the comparative parts 
of his description are of a rather insignificant character. The resemblance 
with Moloch horridus cannot be stated on the basis of the very small figures 
representing the cranium of' the latter species, accompanying Sir E. Owen’s 
article (PI. 86—87), whilst the resemblance to Iguana is to be considered 
but as a somewhat superficial one. I compared this fragment to Varanus, 
and in this case the resemblance might certainly be of a deeper meaning, 
presenting however in this case also some important differences. 
The supraoccipital, the pleuroccipitals, and otosphenoids are strongly 
coossified with the basioccipital and basisphenoidal bone, as already men¬ 
tioned by Sir E. Owen (1. c.). 
1. The supraoccipital is large, its median part strongly 
1 These two plates represent real Megalanian remains. 
2 This plate contains figures of real Megalanian fossils. 
3 These figures represent — according to M- Zietz — a real Megala¬ 
nian remain. 
4 De Stefano (op. cit. p. 411, 1903) just mentions Megalania as a ,, soppresso 
genere“ being a synonym of Varanus. 
