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Show 1891.] MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON CHELONIAN REMAINS. 5 strongly dentate edge, the first cusp strongest and at the junction of the maxillary with the praemaxillary; the broad alveolar surface with two denticulated ridges or series of tubercles, exactly as in T. triserrata. Palatal region but moderately concave, and with a Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Fig. 3. Skull of Testudo microtympanum. J nat. size. very feeble keel along the anterior two thirds of the vomer; this bone is very m u c h elongate, extending posteriorly as far as the palatines, and forming a suture with the basisphenoid, thus completely separating the pterygoids from each other. |