Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . 2 / l^:^-V:;S:|^!y>. 11 ^^^-V- ^^ 17 >^ Vj!^^ * ^^i: Fig. 20.—Tillodon jodicns (Marsh), new genus: Endocranial cast ( 11087), from type specimen; a, dorsal view; b, ventral view; c, right lateralview; approximately X I- {a and c after Edinger, 1929; b, drawn by Lee.) For explanation see opposite page. 60 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 121 pertinent comments regarding its form. She was, however, handi-capped in her discussion by not having the skull at hand. The formis there regarded as insectivore, and compariso
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . 2 / l^:^-V:;S:|^!y>. 11 ^^^-V- ^^ 17 >^ Vj!^^ * ^^i: Fig. 20.—Tillodon jodicns (Marsh), new genus: Endocranial cast ( 11087), from type specimen; a, dorsal view; b, ventral view; c, right lateralview; approximately X I- {a and c after Edinger, 1929; b, drawn by Lee.) For explanation see opposite page. 60 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 121 pertinent comments regarding its form. She was, however, handi-capped in her discussion by not having the skull at hand. The formis there regarded as insectivore, and comparison is made with thehedgehog. The cast, extrapolating for the probable size of the olfactory lobes,is about 30 to 33 percent of the length of the skull. The rhinencepha-lon is incompletely represented, although Marsh has shown the olfac-tory lobes in his drawing. The skull was broken and somewhat re-stored at this point so that it is likely that the form of the lobes wasnot preserved. As noted by Edinger, the cerebrum
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