. Catalogue of carnivorous, pachydermatous, and edentate Mammalia in the British museum. Mammals. 5. NECPELIS. 13 Var. Black. Hob. North and South America. Pupil round.—Bartlett. Skull, length 7J inches, width 5| inches. .Nasals rather narrow, with a central sunken line rather behind the back end of maxillse; cheeks in front of the orbits rather concave; the upper part of the intermaxilla much produced up the side of the nasal for one-third the length of that bone. 5. NEOFELIS. Skull elongate; face broad, rather- produced, on the same plane as the forehead. Nasal large, elongate. Orbit moderat
. Catalogue of carnivorous, pachydermatous, and edentate Mammalia in the British museum. Mammals. 5. NECPELIS. 13 Var. Black. Hob. North and South America. Pupil round.—Bartlett. Skull, length 7J inches, width 5| inches. .Nasals rather narrow, with a central sunken line rather behind the back end of maxillse; cheeks in front of the orbits rather concave; the upper part of the intermaxilla much produced up the side of the nasal for one-third the length of that bone. 5. NEOFELIS. Skull elongate; face broad, rather- produced, on the same plane as the forehead. Nasal large, elongate. Orbit moderate, very in- complete behind. Lower jaw truncated and high in front. Canine teeth, upper and lower, very long, conical, with a sharp cutting hinder edge; the front upper and lower false grinders distinct, early deciduous. The front lateral process of the frontal bone rather elongate. The hinder entrance to the nostrils very narrow, elon- gate ; sides parallel; front edges rounded. Pupil round JlSodgson), oblong erect (Bartlett). Neofelis, Grai/, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 265. Fig. Neofelis macroeelis. This skuU most nearly resembles that of the celebrated fossil i^eZts smilodon (Blainv. Osteogr. FeKs, t. 20), with a very much elongated upper canine. 1. Neofelis macroeelis. Felis macroeelis, Temm. Felis Diardii, Desmoul. Felis macroceloides, Hodgson. Felis nebulosa, H. Smith. Neofelis macroeelis, Qray, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 266. fig. 3 fskull).. 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 Zoology; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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