Skulls of Dicynodon

Skulls of the genus Dicynodon, by George Scharf (1788-1860). Comparative views of the parts of the skulls of Dicynodon testudiceps and Dicynodon strigiceps, extinct mammal-like reptiles from South Africa. Also included is the modern skull of an Acrodont Lizard. Lithograph

Picture No

14154244

Media ID

45860066

Size

3413px x 4526px (1.0MB)

Credit

Source

Geological Society of London. Owen, Richard. Report on the Reptilian Fossils of South Africa: PART I. "Description of certain Fossil Crania, discovered by A G Bain, Esq, in Sandstone Rocks at the South-eastern extremity of Africa, referable to different species of an Extinct genus of Reptilia (Dicynodon), and indicative of a new Tribe or Sub-order of Sauria', Transactions of the Geological Society of London', Series 2, Vol 7 (1845), pp59-84, plate 3. From a paper originally read before the Geological Society on 8 January 1845. - Image reference: 04-25

Date

1845