. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. 436 CARNIVOEA Auditory bullae inflated along inner border, elsewhere rather flat, their general form elongate flask-shaped (transverse diameter greatest), much like that in ilfe/cs melen, the meatal tube rather long but not sharply difTerentiated from main portion of bulla. Postorbital region less abruptly contracted than in Melcs meles and Martes martcs, its width slightly more than half that of brain-case. Interorbital region about as wide as rostrum, smoothly convex both longit
. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. 436 CARNIVOEA Auditory bullae inflated along inner border, elsewhere rather flat, their general form elongate flask-shaped (transverse diameter greatest), much like that in ilfe/cs melen, the meatal tube rather long but not sharply difTerentiated from main portion of bulla. Postorbital region less abruptly contracted than in Melcs meles and Martes martcs, its width slightly more than half that of brain-case. Interorbital region about as wide as rostrum, smoothly convex both longitudinally and laterally. Postorbital proce-sses short but relatively better developed than in Maries. Rostrum short and heavy, the width across canines equal to distance from gnathion to infraorbital foramen. Oritice of. I'lo. so. Gulo (juln. llcdiiced. anteorbital foramen relatively small, its actual size scarcely greater than that in 3Iartcs martcs, its situation over posterior root of iinfi and noticeably in front of anterior margin of rather small orbit, a peculiarity not shared by any of the other European members of the family. Zygomata essentially as in Martes martes, but less bowed upward, and very noticeably compressed and deepened, especially over glenoid region. Palate rather broad, its width lietween molars equal to nearly 2^ times greatest diameter of molar ; incisive foramina elliptical, slightly oblique, between canines, the minute median foramen between anterior borders ; posterior extension and mesopterygoid space essentially. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Miller, Gerrit Smith. London : BMNH
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