. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 198 On Abnormal Dentition in a Dhole. examined (see the annexed figure). Hence it will be under- stood that the supernumerary lower premolar I have described, although unlike pm'^ of the skull to which it belongs in having its roots separated, resembles in this particular, at all events, the lower pni' of two skulls belonging to the same species and of one belonging to an allied species of the genus. Tlie tooth B. Abnormal Dentition in a Dhole {Cnon dukhunensis). A. Anterior p
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 198 On Abnormal Dentition in a Dhole. examined (see the annexed figure). Hence it will be under- stood that the supernumerary lower premolar I have described, although unlike pm'^ of the skull to which it belongs in having its roots separated, resembles in this particular, at all events, the lower pni' of two skulls belonging to the same species and of one belonging to an allied species of the genus. Tlie tooth B. Abnormal Dentition in a Dhole {Cnon dukhunensis). A. Anterior portion of lower jaw seen from above, pni", pm'^, pm^, first, second, and third premolars of right and left sides; x, supernu- merary premolar of right side. B. Second and third and supernumerary premolars of right side extracted. may therefore be a slightly developed and slightly moditiel repetition of pm\ retaining in the matter of its separated roots the condition normal for the genus, which the genuine second lower premolars of this particular skull have lost. At all events, it does not appear to me to be justifiable to assume that the tooth is not an additional pni^ on the grounds of the distinctness of its roots, although tliis conclusion would have commended itself had the one skull alone been available for 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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