. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 164 MARS UP J ALIA and oblique. Tail more or less prehensile, thickly haired, and the hairs on the upper surface longer than those on the lower, and forming a crest. Muffle naked. Four species, viz. B. penicillata, B. cunicidus, B. gaimardi, B. lesueuiri. Calop-ymnus?-—Muffle naked, as in Bettongia, but the edge of the hairy part less emarginate backwards in the middle line. Ears short, rounded, and hairy. Auditory bullae much inflated, and of large size. Nasals larger and wider behind than in the other genera. Very long an
. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 164 MARS UP J ALIA and oblique. Tail more or less prehensile, thickly haired, and the hairs on the upper surface longer than those on the lower, and forming a crest. Muffle naked. Four species, viz. B. penicillata, B. cunicidus, B. gaimardi, B. lesueuiri. Calop-ymnus?-—Muffle naked, as in Bettongia, but the edge of the hairy part less emarginate backwards in the middle line. Ears short, rounded, and hairy. Auditory bullae much inflated, and of large size. Nasals larger and wider behind than in the other genera. Very long anterior palatine foramina. Limbs as in Bettongia. Tail thin, cylindrical, evenly coated with short hair, without trace of a crest. Skull broad and flat, with a remarkably short and conical muzzle. The sole representative of this genus is C. campestris of South Australia, originally referred to "' /. 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 Flower, William Henry, 1831-1899; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, A. and C. Black
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