. A history of British fossil mammals, and birds . 2nd premolar, nat. size. RMnocerosIcptorhinus. Clacton. 1st and 2nd premolars, nat. tichorhimis, Lawford. In Dr. Bucklands collection at Oxford there is a speci-men of a considerable part of the right ramus and sym-physis of the lower jaw of a young, but nearly full grown,RMnoceros leptorhinus. The last molar tooth has halfrisen above its alveolus, and the summit of the anteriorcrescent had just begun to be used in mastication : the 864 RHINOCEBOS. penultimate grinder is in place, the sockets of the ante-penultimate molar, and
. A history of British fossil mammals, and birds . 2nd premolar, nat. size. RMnocerosIcptorhinus. Clacton. 1st and 2nd premolars, nat. tichorhimis, Lawford. In Dr. Bucklands collection at Oxford there is a speci-men of a considerable part of the right ramus and sym-physis of the lower jaw of a young, but nearly full grown,RMnoceros leptorhinus. The last molar tooth has halfrisen above its alveolus, and the summit of the anteriorcrescent had just begun to be used in mastication : the 864 RHINOCEBOS. penultimate grinder is in place, the sockets of the ante-penultimate molar, and of the three adjoining premolars,vacant; that of the first premolar is obliterated : the wholeof the socket of the second, and part of that of the thirdpremolar are in advance of the back part of the this well-marked distinctive character, the presentfossil displays the more convex curvature of the lowerborder of the jaw, its greater thickness in proportion to itsdepth below the premolar series. These diiferences arewell brought
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