American natural historyPart I, Mastology (Volume 3) . /:. *5. >Ij/(( i j hLi/ (at APPENDIX. 243 must have been much larger than either the Ameri-can Elk, or the Rein-Deer. The species is doubt-less entirely extinct.* The name of Americanus has been given tothis species. F. Wistars Fossil Ox. In the paper above referred to, Dr Wistar de-scribed the fossil skull of an ox, obtained from thesame locality, which he considered as nearly alliedto the Bison, Bos Americanus. The most remark-ble peculiarity of this skull is the projection or con-vexity of that portion of the facial or frontal surfac
American natural historyPart I, Mastology (Volume 3) . /:. *5. >Ij/(( i j hLi/ (at APPENDIX. 243 must have been much larger than either the Ameri-can Elk, or the Rein-Deer. The species is doubt-less entirely extinct.* The name of Americanus has been given tothis species. F. Wistars Fossil Ox. In the paper above referred to, Dr Wistar de-scribed the fossil skull of an ox, obtained from thesame locality, which he considered as nearly alliedto the Bison, Bos Americanus. The most remark-ble peculiarity of this skull is the projection or con-vexity of that portion of the facial or frontal surfacebetween the horns. The accompanying plate givesa front and back view of this skull. The specieshas been named li BombifronsP Great Fossil Ox. The portion of the skull, and nucleus of the horn,belonging to the valuable cabinet of the American * See American Philosophical Trans, vol. i. new series,p. 377. In the figures we have transferred from Wistarsplate, the posterior and superior view of the skull is markedwith a *; the profile view with a t. 244 APPENDI
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