. College collection of palaeontology. 14 VERTEBKATA. No. 19. [lOG] Palaeotherium crassum, Cuvier. Head (cast). The discovery of Pakeo- therium—one of the most characteristic mammalsof the Ter- tiary Age—formed an epoch in the his- tory of fossils, being one of those famous hoofed quadrupeds restored by Cuvier from their fossil re- mains in the quarries near Paris. The creature resembled the Tapir in the shape of the head and the possession of a short proboscis; but it had only three toes on the forefoot, and the molars resembled in form those of the Rhinoceros. The canines were longer than th
. College collection of palaeontology. 14 VERTEBKATA. No. 19. [lOG] Palaeotherium crassum, Cuvier. Head (cast). The discovery of Pakeo- therium—one of the most characteristic mammalsof the Ter- tiary Age—formed an epoch in the his- tory of fossils, being one of those famous hoofed quadrupeds restored by Cuvier from their fossil re- mains in the quarries near Paris. The creature resembled the Tapir in the shape of the head and the possession of a short proboscis; but it had only three toes on the forefoot, and the molars resembled in form those of the Rhinoceros. The canines were longer than the other teeth, and there were consequently vacancies in the series for the lodgment of the crowns of the canines when the mouth was shut. The three species are confined to the mid- dle and upper Eocene and Oligocene of Europe. The fossil head, now in the Garden of Plants, was discovered in the Eocene Gypsum of Montmartre, Paris. Size, 13 x 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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