. College collection of palaeontology. . No. 20. [Ill] Palaeotherium crassum, Cuv. Left Hind Foot (cast). The Palteotlierium had three toes before and behind, each terminated hy a hoof, the middle one being the largest. This species had short, thick feet, and may have stood about thirty inches in height. It had the limbs of the modern Tapir, with one toe less on the fore-foot. This specimen is from the same locality and museum as the preceding. Size, 13 x 5. FAMILY RHINOCEROTID-ffi. This family lias many representatives and a long line of ancestry in the Tertiary. Amynodon from the upper Eocen
. College collection of palaeontology. . No. 20. [Ill] Palaeotherium crassum, Cuv. Left Hind Foot (cast). The Palteotlierium had three toes before and behind, each terminated hy a hoof, the middle one being the largest. This species had short, thick feet, and may have stood about thirty inches in height. It had the limbs of the modern Tapir, with one toe less on the fore-foot. This specimen is from the same locality and museum as the preceding. Size, 13 x 5. FAMILY RHINOCEROTID-ffi. This family lias many representatives and a long line of ancestry in the Tertiary. Amynodon from the upper Eocene of America is the earliest member of the family, of which there seem to have. 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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