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THE MAMMALIA. 



Phascolarctus fuscus of the present day (Fig. 5) 

 shows a skull of 19 cm., the skull of Notothe- 

 rium Mitchelli (Figs. 6 and 7) is 46 J cm. long, to 

 40 cm. broad. The breadth is caused by the 

 enormous arch of the cheek-bone. The cheek-teeth 



FIG. 7. Skull of Nototherium, front view. One-sixth natural 



size. After Owen. 



are very like those of Diprotodon, and are likewise 

 furnished with transverse ridges, the whole dental 



O f\ K 



formula being the same : i c m ~. The struc- 



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ture and form of the teeth point to a plant-eater, 

 and not to the habits of a wombat that grubs for 

 roots. 



