. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. SPALACOTKEEIID^. 293 47748. The anterior portion of the left ramus of the mandible, {Fig.) showing the alveoli of three incisors and the canine, together with three imperfect premolars, the ijnpression of the hinder part of the ramus being shown on the matrix; from the same locality. Figured by Owen in the ' Mesozoic Mammalia,' pi. i. fig. 35. BecJcles Collection. Purchased, Spalacotherium tricuspidens.—a, b, the imperfect left ramus of the mandible, I (the outline nat. size); c, d, lateral and
. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. SPALACOTKEEIID^. 293 47748. The anterior portion of the left ramus of the mandible, {Fig.) showing the alveoli of three incisors and the canine, together with three imperfect premolars, the ijnpression of the hinder part of the ramus being shown on the matrix; from the same locality. Figured by Owen in the ' Mesozoic Mammalia,' pi. i. fig. 35. BecJcles Collection. Purchased, Spalacotherium tricuspidens.—a, b, the imperfect left ramus of the mandible, I (the outline nat. size); c, d, lateral and upper views of a molar tooth, f ; from the Middle Purbeck of Swanage. (From the ' Quart. Journ. Greol. Soc.') 47749 "b. Fragment of the right mandibular ramus containing three {Fig.) teeth, together with the impression of adjacent portions of the mandible; from the same locality. Figured by Owen, 01^. cit. pi. i. fig. 36. Same history. 47749 a. Fragment of the right ramus of the mandible containing {Fig.) two true molars, and the impression of the anterior part of the ramus; from the same locality. Figured by Owen, op. cit. pi. i. fig. 37. Sccme history, 47750. Hinder part of the left ramus of the mandible, containing {Fig.) the last five true molars ; from the same locality. Figured by Owen, op. cit. pi. i. fig. 38. Same history. Spalacotherium minus, Owen \ Of smaller size than the preceding; from which it is also distin- guished by the form of the mandibular ramus. Hab. Europe (England). ^ Mesozoic Mammaha (Mon. Pal. Soc), P- 28 (1871).. 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). Dept. of Geology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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