. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. MAMMALIA. 27 No. 81. Equus fossilis. Molar. Eemains of tlie fossil Horse have been found in the uppermost Tertiaries and the Quarternary of many parts of Eu- rope and America. These remains are in the main molar and incisive teeth which are usually noted under the name of E. fossi- lis, although some authors undertake to distinguish several species. This specimen is from the Pliocene beds of Suffolk, England. Original in the private Geological Cabinet of Mr. Wa
. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. MAMMALIA. 27 No. 81. Equus fossilis. Molar. Eemains of tlie fossil Horse have been found in the uppermost Tertiaries and the Quarternary of many parts of Eu- rope and America. These remains are in the main molar and incisive teeth which are usually noted under the name of E. fossi- lis, although some authors undertake to distinguish several species. This specimen is from the Pliocene beds of Suffolk, England. Original in the private Geological Cabinet of Mr. Ward, Rochester. Price, $ No. 82. Hippotherium gracile, Wagn. Left Hind-Leo, on pedestal. This extinct Soliped—the Equus primigenius of Meyer—ranged from the Himalayas to the Alps, and existed from the Miocene period to the Diluvium. It was about as large as the Deer, and had remarkably long, slender legs. These remains, comprising the lower part of the tibia, tarsus, and principal metatarsals and phalanges, were found in the Pleistocene strata at Pikermi, Greece, and belong to the University Museum at Munich. Size, 21 x 9. Price, $ No. 83. Hipparion elegans, cimstoi. Left Hind-Foot. This little equine quadruped was tridactyle ; for while the two splint-bones alone are retained in the Horse, Zebra and Ass, in the H. they terminated in small digits and hoofs. Such a foot was better adapted for swampy soil, as it would not sink so deep- ly. The hoofs dangled behind like the spurious hoofs of the Ox. The H. was a transitional form between the Upper Eocene Palaeo- theres and the modern Horse. This specimen was found in the Lower Pliocene at Cucuiron, France, and belongs to the Museum of Natural History in Lyons. Size, 14 x 13. Price, $ No. 84. Hipparion primigenius. Fragment of Palate with four Teeth. From the Lower Pliocene of Cucurron, France. Museum of Natural History in Lyons. Price ®1 00 No. 85. Anchithermm Bairdii, Leidy. Skull and Lower Jaw. This odd-toed
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