. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. E/phas melitensis.—The fourth right upper milk-molar (?); from Zebbug cave, Malta. \. The left border of the upright figure is the inner border of the specimen. (Prom the Trans. Zool. Soc.) was doubtful whether to regard this tooth as m- 1 or m- 2; Busk provisionally adopted the former view, which is accepted by Leith-Adams. Spratt Collection. Presented, 1874-78. 44252. The hinder portion of a first upper true molar; from (Fig.) Mnaidra gap. Described and figured by Leith-Adams, op. cit. p. 20, pi. ii


. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. E/phas melitensis.—The fourth right upper milk-molar (?); from Zebbug cave, Malta. \. The left border of the upright figure is the inner border of the specimen. (Prom the Trans. Zool. Soc.) was doubtful whether to regard this tooth as m- 1 or m- 2; Busk provisionally adopted the former view, which is accepted by Leith-Adams. Spratt Collection. Presented, 1874-78. 44252. The hinder portion of a first upper true molar; from (Fig.) Mnaidra gap. Described and figured by Leith-Adams, op. cit. p. 20, pi. ii. figs. 9, 9 a. Leith-Adams Collection. Purchased, 1873. 44312. The third left upper true molar; from Zebbug cave. De- (Ficf.) scribed and figured in 'Falconer's Palaxmtological Me- moirs,' vol. ii. p. 292, pi. xi. figs. 1, 1 a ; and noticed by Busk, op. cit. p. 296, and by Leith-Adams, op. cit. x. p. 28. Leith-Adams Collection. Purchased, 1873. 49235. A milk-incisor ; from Zebbug cave. Described and figured (F'kj.) by Busk, op. cit. p. 284, pi. liii. figs. 1, 1 a, 1 b ; and also in * Falconer's Palrcontological Memoirs,' vol. ii. p. 290, pi. xi. figs. 3, 3 a, 3 6. Spratt Collection. Presented, 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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