. College collection of palaeontology. 34 VERTEBRATA, No. 50. [181] Diprotodon Australis, Owen. Skull and Lower Jaw (cast). This gigantic Kangaroo—nearly equaling the Hippopotamus in size—was discovered in the Pleistocene beds at Darling Downs, Australia. While retaining the dental formula of its living homo- logue, it shows remarkable modifications of its limbs. The hind limbs were shorter and stronger, and the front limbs were longer and stronger than those. of living Kangaroos; yet the ulna and radius were so articulated as to give the forepaw the rotatory action. The dental formula was i f
. College collection of palaeontology. 34 VERTEBRATA, No. 50. [181] Diprotodon Australis, Owen. Skull and Lower Jaw (cast). This gigantic Kangaroo—nearly equaling the Hippopotamus in size—was discovered in the Pleistocene beds at Darling Downs, Australia. While retaining the dental formula of its living homo- logue, it shows remarkable modifications of its limbs. The hind limbs were shorter and stronger, and the front limbs were longer and stronger than those. of living Kangaroos; yet the ulna and radius were so articulated as to give the forepaw the rotatory action. The dental formula was i f:f, c |. ^ \:\, m |;|=28. The front upper incisors were very large and scalpriform, as in the Wombat; the premolars were soon shed; and the molars had two ridges disposed as in the Tapir and Kangaroo, but more compressed and prominent. The Diprotodon, in this last respect, approached the pachyderms, furnishing, says Pictet, a new proof of parallelism existing between the monodelphs and didelphs. The original of this fine specimen is in the British Museum. A part of the right lower ramus is wanting. Size, 3 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 10 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward's Natural Science Establishment, inc. Rochester
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