. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History) . and figured by Owen in the Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. vol. xii. p. 233, fig. 9, as T. priscus. Purchased, 1854. 29592. A right upper true molar. Hastings Collection. Purchased, 1855. 44167, 46571. Four upper true molars. Purcliased, 1873-75. 36563. The third left upper premolar; from Sutton. Purchased, 1853. 46572. Three lower cheek-teeth. Purchased, 1875. Tapirus priscus, (?) Tapirus antiquus, Kaup4. This species appears closely allied to T. indicus, and it has beensuggested ( Palaeontographica, vol. xv. pp
. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History) . and figured by Owen in the Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. vol. xii. p. 233, fig. 9, as T. priscus. Purchased, 1854. 29592. A right upper true molar. Hastings Collection. Purchased, 1855. 44167, 46571. Four upper true molars. Purcliased, 1873-75. 36563. The third left upper premolar; from Sutton. Purchased, 1853. 46572. Three lower cheek-teeth. Purchased, 1875. Tapirus priscus, (?) Tapirus antiquus, Kaup4. This species appears closely allied to T. indicus, and it has beensuggested ( Palaeontographica, vol. xv. pp. 170-171) that it is spe-cifically identical with T. arvernensis, but it is generally of con-siderably larger size; if the two be identical, the latter name hasthe priority. The upper dentition is figured in the accompanyingwoodcut (fig. 1). Hah. Europe. 1 Catalogue Methodique, p. 84 (1853). 2 Quoted in Gervaiss Zool. et Pal. Francaises, 2nd edit. p. 103 (1859).In Meyer8 Palseologica, p. 89 (1832). 4 Oss. Fobs. d. Darmstadt, part ii. p. 4 (1833). b2 UNGULATA. Fur. 1. ike. Tapirus prisons.—The left maxilla, showing all the cheek-teeth ; from the UpperMiocene of Eppelsheim, Hessen Darmstadt. |. 1 p, 2p, 3p,4p, pre-molars ; 1 a, 2 a, 3 a, true molars; E, e, outer, I, i, inner, M, m, middlecolumns1. (From Gaudrys Enchainements.) 40633. The palatal portion of the cranium, showing the whole of(Fig.) the cheek-dentition of both sides, together with the left canine and the third incisor of both sides; from theUpper Miocene of Eppelsheim, Hessen Darmstadt. Thisspecimen is described and figured by H. v. Meyer in the Palseontographica, vol. xv. p. 174, pi. xxv., and is alsofigured in De Blainvilles Osteographie, genus Tapirus,pi. vi. Purchased, 1867. 198 (0. C). Cast of a fragment of the left maxilla, containing pm. 1and pm. 2. The original is from Eppelsheim, and isfigured by Kaup in the Oss. Eoss. d. Darmstadt, pt. vi. fig. 2 ; pm. 1 appears to be a dent de remplacement. Purch
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