[Journals], 1908-1912
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Dorsal fin tubercle - sharp at tip - humps on narmi of mandible plani - The tongue is large filling this whole mouth cavity. Its tip is broad slightly canalated divided in median center. The stylohyals are found to the base of the skull by their ant. ends. its post. ends lie in front of basihyal, being a short distance from the bars on the ant. edge of the basihyal - tube this aut. I carefully dissected the forefeet and found the dental formula to be C 7 D 14 I 11 Ca 20:32 I am satisfied that this is correct - There were 14 pairs of teeth. There were 10 chevron's - 1st free distal tip small, 2nd larger & joint distally to 3rd largest of the series - the last chevron can not be just distinguished but was for- perfect. I found the pelvic bones well found on their feets - they sit with the short ends anteriorly + curve around the root of the penis like this + thus A short hair was present on nearly all its dermal soft tubercles on tip of head.