. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ISO TASMANIAN WOLF the upper incisors are never less tlian three, and may be as many as five in the upper jaw and six in the lov^rer. The canines are trenchant. There is no caecum. The genus Tliylcwinus con- tains but a single species, which is now limited to Tas- mania, and is generally known as the Tasmanian Wolf. It has the build of an ordinary Wolf, and is of about the same size. The hinder part of the body is marked with a series of black transverse bands. The hallux is entirely wanting; the pouch opens backwards. The mar- supial bones are minute
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ISO TASMANIAN WOLF the upper incisors are never less tlian three, and may be as many as five in the upper jaw and six in the lov^rer. The canines are trenchant. There is no caecum. The genus Tliylcwinus con- tains but a single species, which is now limited to Tas- mania, and is generally known as the Tasmanian Wolf. It has the build of an ordinary Wolf, and is of about the same size. The hinder part of the body is marked with a series of black transverse bands. The hallux is entirely wanting; the pouch opens backwards. The mar- supial bones are minute and unossified. The dental formula is 11- C l Pm f M A = 46. There. Fig. 77.—Front view of skull of Koala (Phas- colarctos cinereus), illustrating Diprotodont and herbivorous dentition. (From Flower.). 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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