Bulletins of American paleontology . at the horse was notliving upon this continent at the time of its discovery byColumbus. The testimony of the naturalist is, that the horselived upon this continent at a period prior to its discovery,its remains having been found first in tlie miocene, and lastlyin the pliocene, in which period it may have become earliest appearance is in the former; and it appears fromthe discovery of Prof. Holmes, of Charleston, S. C, that itsremains are not uncommon in the latter. Fig. is. Figure 18 represents the crown of the third or fourth molar of the left
Bulletins of American paleontology . at the horse was notliving upon this continent at the time of its discovery byColumbus. The testimony of the naturalist is, that the horselived upon this continent at a period prior to its discovery,its remains having been found first in tlie miocene, and lastlyin the pliocene, in which period it may have become earliest appearance is in the former; and it appears fromthe discovery of Prof. Holmes, of Charleston, S. C, that itsremains are not uncommon in the latter. Fig. is. Figure 18 represents the crown of the third or fourth molar of the left side of theupper jaw. It has complicated enamelplates, or columns, and is somewhat worn,but by no means an old tooth, as its rootsare undeveloped. It is two inches longand an inch thick. It is undistinguishablefrom the corresponding tooth of the recentdomestic horse. It is a deep brown color, and looks like afossil. Figure 19 represents the crown of a tooth of the third orfourth molar, probably the third, of the left upper side. It. 106 Bulletin 249 ISOKTH-CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 101
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