. Catalogue of carnivorous, pachydermatous and edentate Mammalia ... in the ... Museum. 248 AILUKID-E. denly contracted behind them ; the hinder opening of the nostrils triangular, narrow in front. Lower jaw very strong, lower edge Fi?. Skull of Aihirus fulgens. arched; the ramus very large, elongated, extended far above the zygomatic arch, and bent forwards and then backwards at the tip. Teeth 36 ; cutting-teeth f regular, the upper lateral larger; ca- nines \. \, upper straight, grooved, lower curved; grinders 4 . 4, the fii-st upper conical, triangular ; second and third and the tuber-
. Catalogue of carnivorous, pachydermatous and edentate Mammalia ... in the ... Museum. 248 AILUKID-E. denly contracted behind them ; the hinder opening of the nostrils triangular, narrow in front. Lower jaw very strong, lower edge Fi?. Skull of Aihirus fulgens. arched; the ramus very large, elongated, extended far above the zygomatic arch, and bent forwards and then backwards at the tip. Teeth 36 ; cutting-teeth f regular, the upper lateral larger; ca- nines \. \, upper straight, grooved, lower curved; grinders 4 . 4, the fii-st upper conical, triangular ; second and third and the tuber- cular grinders like the flesh-tooth, squarish, with many conical pro- cesses, but smaller; the lower grinders similar, but longer and narrower; the condyles of the lower jaw very large, transverse. o o 'o . ° . ^ . i . O § 1 o 1" SkuUB. ?3" II J= 6 r 11 n tlD-J 1-1 in. 1. in. 1. in. 1. in. 1. in. 1. in. 1. in. 1. in. 1. 226 g. Darjeeling (adult) 4 1 •6 0 1 a* 1 3^ 2 20 9|1 9 1 10 2-2Qd 3 10 2 b 1 3^ 1 U 2 00 81 9 1 9 226 A 4 0 3 1 1 4 1 9. 2 10 91 9 1 9i. 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. Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London
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