. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. No. 105. PliolopllUS VUlpicepS, Owen. Skull and Lower Jaw. This odd-toed, hoofed Herbivore stood intermediate between the Tapir and Palasotherium. The skull has a straight upper contour like that of the Horse ; while that of the Palaeotherium and Anoplo- theriurn is convex. As in the Hog and Palaeo- therium, the greatest cerebral expansion is at the middle and toward the fore-part of the temporal fossa?, with a contraction toward the occiput. The orbit is highe
. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. No. 105. PliolopllUS VUlpicepS, Owen. Skull and Lower Jaw. This odd-toed, hoofed Herbivore stood intermediate between the Tapir and Palasotherium. The skull has a straight upper contour like that of the Horse ; while that of the Palaeotherium and Anoplo- theriurn is convex. As in the Hog and Palaeo- therium, the greatest cerebral expansion is at the middle and toward the fore-part of the temporal fossa?, with a contraction toward the occiput. The orbit is higher than in the Rhinoceros, and lower than in the Hog. The dentition is like that of nearly all Eocene quadrupeds, a type not ex- hibited by any later or existing Mammal, namely: three incisors, one canine, four premolars, and three molars in each ramus. This interesting fossil was dis- covered in the London Clay (Eocene) of England, and is now in the British Mu- seum. Price, $ No. 106. Palaeothermm crassum, Cuv. Head. The dis- covery of the P.—one of the most character- istic Mammals of the Tertiary world—form- ed an epoch in the his- tory of fossils. 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 mo- lars resembled in form those of the Rhino- ceros, though agreeing in number, kind, and general arrangement with the den- tition of the Pliolophus. The canines were longer than the other teeth, and there were consequently vacancies in the series for the lodgment of the crowns. 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, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1834-1906. Rochester, N. Y. , Benton & Andrews, printers
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