. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. BOYID^. 3 duced on a smaller scale in the accompanying woodcut. The length of the cranium is 0,912; and the span of the horn-cores 1,064. Presented by David Inglis, Esq., about 1836. Fig. Fig. 1. Bos taunts, ;nius. The cranium; from the Pleistocene of Athol. About ^ nat. size. 36405. The cranium and the right ramus of the mandible of a smaller specimen, wanting all the cheek-teeth except m. 3; from the turbary of Kirkcudbrightshire. Presented by the Earl of Selkirk, 1859. 50086. The


. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. BOYID^. 3 duced on a smaller scale in the accompanying woodcut. The length of the cranium is 0,912; and the span of the horn-cores 1,064. Presented by David Inglis, Esq., about 1836. Fig. Fig. 1. Bos taunts, ;nius. The cranium; from the Pleistocene of Athol. About ^ nat. size. 36405. The cranium and the right ramus of the mandible of a smaller specimen, wanting all the cheek-teeth except m. 3; from the turbary of Kirkcudbrightshire. Presented by the Earl of Selkirk, 1859. 50086. The cranium; from the Pleistocene of Ilford, Essex. Purchased, 1878. 45424. The cranium; from the Pleistocene of Ilford. This fine specimen wants the alveolar portion of the maxillae, the palate, and teeth, but is otherwise nearly perfect. The horn-cores curve outwards and forwards, with an inward and upward inclination at their extremities. The length of the face is 0,635, and the span of the horn-cores 0,609. Brady Collection. Purchased, 1878. 45425. The calvarium and horn-cores, with another fragment of the same skull comprising the maxillse and palate with m. 2 and m. 3 of either side in place ; from the Pleistocene of Ilford. When found, this cranium was nearly entire, but was broken in its removal. Brady Collection. Purchased, 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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