. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. SUPPLEMENT. 311 only two lower incisors, in the small size of the anterior lobe of pm. 4, and the presence of a talon to m. 1; the two latter cha- racters indicating affinity with the less specialized felines. The inner tubercle of pm. 4 is almost wanting. Eusmilus bidentatus (Pilholi). Syn, Machcerodus bidentatus, Filhol -. Mach(srodus perarmatus, Gervais ^. Eusmilus perarmatiis, Gervais ^. Drepanodon hidentatus^ Filhol ^ This is the only species, and is somewhat inferior in size to Maclicerodus meg
. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. SUPPLEMENT. 311 only two lower incisors, in the small size of the anterior lobe of pm. 4, and the presence of a talon to m. 1; the two latter cha- racters indicating affinity with the less specialized felines. The inner tubercle of pm. 4 is almost wanting. Eusmilus bidentatus (Pilholi). Syn, Machcerodus bidentatus, Filhol -. Mach(srodus perarmatus, Gervais ^. Eusmilus perarmatiis, Gervais ^. Drepanodon hidentatus^ Filhol ^ This is the only species, and is somewhat inferior in size to Maclicerodus meg anther eon (pt. i. p. 42). Eah. France. M. 2369 a. Small fragment of the left maxillary region, showing (Fig.) pm- 4 and the alveolus of m. 1; from the Phosphorites of Caylux (Tarn-et-Garonne), France. The length of the carnassial (woodcut, fig. 47) is 0,022, which accords with Fig. Et'.smilus bidentatus.—Outer aspect of the left upper carnassial; from tlie Phosphorites of Cavlux. i. that of the corresponding lower tooth figured by Filhol in the ' Ann. Sci. Geol.' vol. vii. pi. xxviii. figs. 140-142. Purchased, 1885. 1 Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse, vol. i. p. 208 {1813).-Mackarodics. 2 Log. cit. 3 Journ. Zool. vol. iv. p. 420 (1875). * Zool. et Pal. Geuerales, ser. 2, p. 53 (1870). 5 Ann. Sci. Geol. vol. vii. art. 7, pi. xxviii. (1876). 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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