. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. 346 CARNIVORA Mandible heavily built, the I'amus nearly straight, the lower border with the usual upward curve posteriorly, its depth at middle about one-third that through coronoid process ; angular. riQ. 70. Meles meles. x J. process short, thick, and ill-defined, lying close to base of articular process ; coronoid process squarely truncate above, its height above articular process about equal to width at articular level. Teeth.—The teeth are moderately large relatively to size
. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. 346 CARNIVORA Mandible heavily built, the I'amus nearly straight, the lower border with the usual upward curve posteriorly, its depth at middle about one-third that through coronoid process ; angular. riQ. 70. Meles meles. x J. process short, thick, and ill-defined, lying close to base of articular process ; coronoid process squarely truncate above, its height above articular process about equal to width at articular level. Teeth.—The teeth are moderately large relatively to size of skull, the incisors and canines rather short, the crown area of the upper molar fully double that of any of the other maxillary teeth, this last peculiarity unique among the European Mitstelidse. Upper incisors robust, the crowns somewhat higher than wide when viewed from in front, the teeth closely crowded in a slightly convex row, the longitudinal diameter of crown a little greater than transverse diameter ; i^ and r sub-equal, the latter slightly the larger, their anterior surface convex with two faint longi- tudinal grooves soon disappearing with wear, the cutting edge entire, the posterior surface concave with narrow but distinct heel; P with crown area about double that of P and nearly half. 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). Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Miller, Gerrit Smith. London : BMNH
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