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. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. URSZDJE. Ill Cynodictis longirostris, Filhol1. This species has been hitherto known only by the mandible, which is of an elongated form, and indicates a medium-sized species. The crown of the lower carnassial is comparatively low. Hab. Prance. M. 1665. Fragment of the right ramus of the mandible, containing m. 2 and the alveolus of m. 3, apparently belonging to this species ; from the Upper Eocene of Bach, near Lalbenque (Lot), France. Purchased, 1884. M. 1666. Anterior portion of the cranium of a Cyn
. Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum, (Natural History). Mammals, Fossil. URSZDJE. Ill Cynodictis longirostris, Filhol1. This species has been hitherto known only by the mandible, which is of an elongated form, and indicates a medium-sized species. The crown of the lower carnassial is comparatively low. Hab. Prance. M. 1665. Fragment of the right ramus of the mandible, containing m. 2 and the alveolus of m. 3, apparently belonging to this species ; from the Upper Eocene of Bach, near Lalbenque (Lot), France. Purchased, 1884. M. 1666. Anterior portion of the cranium of a Cynodictis; from (Fig.) the Upper Eocene of Bach. This specimen, of which the left half is figured, from the palatal aspect, in the accom- panying woodcut (fig. 15), differs from the crania of any Fig. Cynodictis longirostris (?).—Left half of the palate; from the Upper Eocene of Bach. \. species figured by Filhol. It agrees so well with the man- dible of C. longirostris in size and general character that it may not improbably belong to that species, although, from the number of species of the genus described on the 1 Ann. Sci. Geol. vol. iii. art. 7, p. 24 (1872).. 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). Dept. of Geology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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