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PROF. MIALL has given in the first of these “Studies” a careful and systematic description of the Skull of the Crocodile, his object being to furnish to students a more complete account of the skull in this family of reptiles than is found in the usual treatises on the Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrata. He commences by giving a general view of the crocodilian skull, and then sketches its mode of development, pointing out at the same time the relation of the cranial nerves to the post-oral clefts and arches. The individual bones of the skull are then described in detail. An elaborate account is given of the tympanic cavity and of its communications with the several Eustachian passages, which, together with the external auditory meatus, represent the cleft between the mandibular and hyoidean arches. Mr. Miall gives in an appendix a translation, with annotations, of Rathke's account of the development of the skull of the crocodile. The essay will be of great service to those desirous of acquiring a knowledge of the crocodile's skull.
Studies in Comparative Anatomy.
No. I. The Skull of the Crocodile. By L. C. Miall. No. II. Anatomy of the Indian Elephant. By L. C. Miall and F. Greenwood. (London: Macmillan and Co., 1878.)
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Studies in Comparative Anatomy.. Nature 19, 383 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/019383a0
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