A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas — John Shaqi
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of KansasEaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)
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A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas
Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)
Amphibians, Fossil; Paleontology -- Pennsylvanian
The postorbital meets the anterolateral corner of the parietal for a
distance of 0.5 mm., the anterior edge bordering the frontal bone and
the orbit for a combined distance of about 3.0 mm. The lateral margin
is slightly convex, and is probably interrupted behind by the anterior
point of the tabular. Medially, the concave margin of the postorbital
meets the supratemporal for about 3.5 mm.
The supratemporal is thus wedge-shaped and located between the parietal
and the postorbital. The posterior edge of the supratemporal protrudes
as a convex border slightly behind the end of the parietal, and
measures 3.0 mm. around the curve to the parietal suture.
[Illustration: FIG. 3. _Hesperoherpeton garnettense_ Peabody. A, left
squamosal, internal surface. B, left squamosal, external surface. C,
right tabular internal surface. D, right tabular, external surface. KU
10295, all × 4.]
The squamosal (Fig. 3 A, B) is a large, somewhat rectangular bone
extending from the back of the orbit to the posterior extremity of the
cheek. It outlines almost entirely the posterior border of the orbit,
the ventrolateral portion of the cheek region, and the lateral border
of the top of the skull behind the orbit. Dorsally, the squamosal meets
the anterior half of the tabular and the lateral border of the
supratemporal. Near the anteroventral edge of the squamosal there is a
small pit, probably related to a postorbital sensory pore in the skin.
The tabular (Fig. 3 C, D) is pointed anteriorly, where it probably fits
against the lateroposterior edge of the postorbital. The dorsal part of
the bone flares out and down, forming a small otic notch at a point
halfway back. Posteriorly, the flange attains a dorsoventral width of
2.0 mm. at the edge of the notch. The slender posterior process of the
tabular which continues beyond the flange is approximately 0.5 mm. in
diameter and 5.0 mm. long.
_Ventral Aspect_ (Fig. 4)
The palatal view of the skull shows the paired premaxillary, maxillary,
palatine, pterygoid, and quadrate bones. The openings for the internal
nares, the ventral orbital fenestrae, and the subtemporal fossae are
readily recognized. The quadrate processes extend posteriorly leaving a
large gap medially at the posterior end of the skull.
[Illustration: FIG. 4. _Hesperoherpeton garnettense_ Peabody. Palate
reconstructed; ventral aspect at left, showing teeth, dorsal aspect at
right. KU 10295, × 4.]
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