. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. PLEISTOCENE VERTEBRATES FROM CUMBERLAND CAVE 71 of length to width seem to run fairly constant; hence the extreme narrowness of the molars from the Cumberland Cave suggest they. FiGUEE 38.—Tapfrtw sp.: Last lower molar ( no. 7667), lateral and occlusal views. Natural size. Cumberland Cave Pleistocene, Maryland. may represent an undescribed species. But a more complete dental series is necessary to confirm such a conclusion certainly. Order ARTIODACTYLA Family TAYASSUIDAE PLATYGONUS CUMBERLANDENSIS Gidley «• FiGURKs 39-45; Plate 10 Sy
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. PLEISTOCENE VERTEBRATES FROM CUMBERLAND CAVE 71 of length to width seem to run fairly constant; hence the extreme narrowness of the molars from the Cumberland Cave suggest they. FiGUEE 38.—Tapfrtw sp.: Last lower molar ( no. 7667), lateral and occlusal views. Natural size. Cumberland Cave Pleistocene, Maryland. may represent an undescribed species. But a more complete dental series is necessary to confirm such a conclusion certainly. Order ARTIODACTYLA Family TAYASSUIDAE PLATYGONUS CUMBERLANDENSIS Gidley «• FiGURKs 39-45; Plate 10 Synonym: Plaiygonus intermedius Gidley. The type of this species is a nearly complete skull (figs. 39-41),, no. 8146, including all the cheek teeth but without canines or incisors, and the symphysial portion and left ramus of mandible with inferior cheek teeth and both canines. A nearly complete skele- ton of an adult female, no. 8200, was designated as a paratype. The peccary skeleton (see pi. 10) has been mounted and is on ex- hibition with the bear and wolverine skeletons also from the cave. The skull and mandible belonging to this specimen are slightly crushed but required no restoration. Nearly all the elements of the vertebral column are preserved; only the tips of the spines and processes needed modeling. Many of the ribs were preserved and much of the sternum. The pectoral and pelvic girdles were badly fractured and required some patching. The fore limbs and feet are complete except for the distal portion of the right ulna and one left and two right carpals, which are represented in plaster. The hind limbs are also nearly i» Gidley, 1920b, pp. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of
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