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V.—Notes on the History and Comparative Anatomy of the Extinct Carnivora

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Extract

The dentition of Gymnura, an existing Insectivorous Mammal, may with advantage be compared with that of the Eocene Carnivora. The dental formula of Gymnura is typical:—

The only other existing Mammals which have 44 teeth are the Pigs and the Moles. But in Eocene times, this number, as first noticed by Professor Owen, was the rule, instead of being the exception.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1880

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page 273 note 1 Prof. Gervais (op. cit. p. 232) is of opinion that there is a very small molar behind m. 2 in H. leptorhynchus.

page 274 note 1 op. cit. p. 19.

page 276 note 1 op. cit. p. 169.

page 277 note 1 “Nouvelles Archives du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris,” vol. vi. 1870, p. 147.

page 277 note 2 op. cit. p. 32. The brain of Oxyæna, as well as of Stypolophus, was similar to that of Arctocyon and Proviverra (Cope, op. cit. pp. 72 and 107).

page 277 note 3 “The Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals,” p. 447.

page 277 note 4 Gervais— “Nouvelles Archives,” 1870, p. 127.

page 278 note 1 op. cit. p. 19

page 278 note 2 Nouv. Arch., etc. 1870