. Bulletin - American Museum of Natural History. Natural history; Science. CREODONTA. The Uinta Basin Creodonta thus far known are Mesonyx and Miacis. We add an apparently new form related to Hyanodon. Miacis uintensis, sp. now Fourth lower premolar with a high protocone bearing two cuspules upon the posterior slope, terminating in a talonid ; no cingulum. The third lower molar either very small and single-fanged or wanting. The type lower jaw of this species (No. 1896) was found in B, close beneath the true Uinta level. It differs from .1/. vulpinus Scott in the structure of the fourth pre- m
. Bulletin - American Museum of Natural History. Natural history; Science. CREODONTA. The Uinta Basin Creodonta thus far known are Mesonyx and Miacis. We add an apparently new form related to Hyanodon. Miacis uintensis, sp. now Fourth lower premolar with a high protocone bearing two cuspules upon the posterior slope, terminating in a talonid ; no cingulum. The third lower molar either very small and single-fanged or wanting. The type lower jaw of this species (No. 1896) was found in B, close beneath the true Uinta level. It differs from .1/. vulpinus Scott in the structure of the fourth pre- molar, a tooth which in the latter species presents a com- plete cingulum and no CUS- Fig. 2. Miacis uintensis. A. Type External view of jaw. natural ptlleS. 1 he trigonid Of M 1 lower premolar, No. , No. 1896. B. l-'.iiinh. 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 American Museum of Natural History; Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921. New York [American Museum of Natural History]
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