Fn:. 76. Upper and lower teeth of Palu'miiKi/m veterrima, an Iiisectivoi-e frota tlie \Vasati-h 

 Formation, Lower Eocene. Wyoming, the teeth showing resemblances to the teeth of the most 

 primitive Creodonts. x j . The upper molars have the internal cusp somewhat depressed, a 

 feature emphasized in the Creodonts (Figs. 84-90). 



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Fin. 77. Lateral, inferior, and superior views of the skull of Ifyopsfxlug pui'l".*. fiMin the 

 Wasatch Formation, Lower Eocene Wyoming, x ^. This animal was long thought to belong 

 to the Eocene Primates, but Dr. Wortman (op. <;/. p.in-.') has adduced sum'- evidence for its 

 removal to the Insectivora, and Dr. Matthew regards it as a very generalized Eutherian. The 

 teeth are of the omnivorous-frugivorous type and in a general way conform to the ideal 

 ancestral pattern of the molars of Primates and Ungulat. -~. 



