. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. MIOCENE CARNIVORA OF EAST AFRICA 249 P2 is an extremely stout tooth with two strong roots; the crown forms a low symmetrical ovate cone, with slight ridge near the base on the antero-lateral side and suggestion of a cingulum on the posterior margin. P1 was very much reduced and double rooted; it would appear that the size relationships between P1 and P2 were similar to those between P x and P 2 described below. The upper canine is well but not strongly developed; the antero-posterior diameter at the base of the crown is much less tha
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. MIOCENE CARNIVORA OF EAST AFRICA 249 P2 is an extremely stout tooth with two strong roots; the crown forms a low symmetrical ovate cone, with slight ridge near the base on the antero-lateral side and suggestion of a cingulum on the posterior margin. P1 was very much reduced and double rooted; it would appear that the size relationships between P1 and P2 were similar to those between P x and P 2 described below. The upper canine is well but not strongly developed; the antero-posterior diameter at the base of the crown is much less than that on P 2. The canine is flattened laterally, more so on the inner side with anterior and posterior keels. The tip is not preserved and no trace of a saw-edge is evident on the proximal parts of the tooth. The premaxillae are missing though fragments of the nasals 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). London : BM(NH)
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