. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 554 CARNIVORA and tail, distinguislied from all other Dogs by the reduction of the molar teeth to +, and their comparatively small size. The lower caxnassial is also characterised by the loss of the inner cusp of the blade, and the secant form of its hind talon : both these features indicating a specialised type. Eemaios of the Bush-Dog are found in the Pleistocene cavem-deposits of Brazil, and were originally described under the name of >^i'yAh'S. Otocyon.'^âDentition: i f, f t> i' t> "* ~T^ J ^^1 ^^ ^"^
. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 554 CARNIVORA and tail, distinguislied from all other Dogs by the reduction of the molar teeth to +, and their comparatively small size. The lower caxnassial is also characterised by the loss of the inner cusp of the blade, and the secant form of its hind talon : both these features indicating a specialised type. Eemaios of the Bush-Dog are found in the Pleistocene cavem-deposits of Brazil, and were originally described under the name of >^i'yAh'S. Otocyon.'^âDentition: i f, f t> i' t> "* ~T^ J ^^1 ^^ ^"^ ^^â The molar teeth are thus in excess of anv other Kvinor heterodont. Fig. 253.â^Tlie Cape Huntmg Dog {p^caoii- pictus). mammal. They have the same general characters as in Cani-f, â with very pointed cusps. The lower carnassial shows Httle of its typical characters, having five cusps on the surface ; these can, however, be identified as the inner cusp, the two greatly reduced and obHquely placed lobes of the blade, and two cusps on the talon. The skuU generally resembles that of the smaller Foxes, particu- larly the Fennecs. The auditory bullse are very large. The hinder edge of the mandible has a very peculiar form, owing to the great development of an expanded, compressed, and somewhat inverted subangular process. Vertebrse : C 7, D 13, L 7, S 3, C 22. Ears very large. Limbs rather long. Toes o-i. One species, 0. megalotis, from South Africa, rather smaller than a common Fox. Professor Huxley looks upon this as the least differentiated or most primitive existing foi-m of the family, regarding the presence ^ Lichtenstein, Vriet/mann's Archh: 1S3S. vol. i. p. 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 Flower, William Henry, 1831-1899; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, A. and C. Black
Size: 1629px × 1533px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorly, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectmammals
