. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. 264 MIOCENE CARNIVORA OF EAST AFRICA Remarks. The fragmentary evidence does not warrant any firm deductions. The specimen is provisionally included in Metasinopa largely for convenience and because there is no evidence for separation. To the same species is also provisionally referred a maxillary fragment with P3+4 (M. 19096). The specimen possesses the root of P2 and complete single cusped P3: P4 has strong protocone but no parastyle; the metacone is smaller than protocone; a cingulum is present anteriorly and buccally. The absence
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. 264 MIOCENE CARNIVORA OF EAST AFRICA Remarks. The fragmentary evidence does not warrant any firm deductions. The specimen is provisionally included in Metasinopa largely for convenience and because there is no evidence for separation. To the same species is also provisionally referred a maxillary fragment with P3+4 (M. 19096). The specimen possesses the root of P2 and complete single cusped P3: P4 has strong protocone but no parastyle; the metacone is smaller than protocone; a cingulum is present anteriorly and buccally. The absence of a parastyle on P4 prevents its inclusion with Sinopa, Anasinopa, Dissopsalis or Prodissopsalis. The animal was the same size as the holotype of M. 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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