. Bulletin of the Department of Geology. Geology. 1918] Stock: The Pleistocene Fauna of Hawver Cave 479 C. pambasileus, according to Merriam,10 this face is "a little narrower transversely and more nearly quadrate in form . . than in C. ; Metatarsal 3, no. 19937, is identical in size and shape with corre- sponding metapodials of Canis dims from Rancho La Brea. Although. Fig. 1. Canis, near dirus Leidy. Calcaneum, no. 21472, X %. Pleistocene of Hawver Cave, near Auburn, California. Fig. 2. Canis, near dirus Leidy. Third metatarsal, no. 19937, X Pleisto- cene of Hawver Cave, near
. Bulletin of the Department of Geology. Geology. 1918] Stock: The Pleistocene Fauna of Hawver Cave 479 C. pambasileus, according to Merriam,10 this face is "a little narrower transversely and more nearly quadrate in form . . than in C. ; Metatarsal 3, no. 19937, is identical in size and shape with corre- sponding metapodials of Canis dims from Rancho La Brea. Although. Fig. 1. Canis, near dirus Leidy. Calcaneum, no. 21472, X %. Pleistocene of Hawver Cave, near Auburn, California. Fig. 2. Canis, near dirus Leidy. Third metatarsal, no. 19937, X Pleisto- cene of Hawver Cave, near Auburn, California. this specimen (fig. 2) is absolutely shorter than the third metatarsal of C. pambasileus, the anteroposterior diameter of the proximal end and the width and thickness of the shaft at the middle are fully equal to the corresponding measurements in the Recent form. According to Merriam "The metatarsals of C. dirus, even where shorter abso- lutely than in C. pambasileus, are distinctly wider anteroposterior^' in the upper half of the ; Measurements Calcaneum—no. 21472 Greatest length mm. Greatest width 27 Metatarsal 3—no. 19937 Greatest length 93 Anteroposterior diameter of proximal end Transverse width at middle of shaft Thickness at middle of shaft CANIS OCHROPUS Esehscholtz A skull from Hawver Cave, which is somewhat damaged and lacks the lower jaw, agrees in dimensions with skulls of the Recent Canis ochropus and is referred to that species. The California valley coyote io Merriam, J. C, The fauna of Rancho La Brea, pt. 2, Canidae, Mem. Univ. Calif., vol. 1, p. 239, 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 University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Geology. Berkeley : The University Press
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