entire Skeleton of the Fossil Mastodon. 81 



following day, we recovered all the bones of the skeleton that 

 Mr 0. had left, with the exception of two or three unimport- 

 ant bones of a foot— unimportant, because we have the cor- 

 responding bones of the other foot. We now possess very 

 nearly a perfect skeleton from this locality, viz.— 



The head much injured, and without tusks, but with two 

 teeth. 



Twenty-two vertebrae, more or less perfect, commencing 

 with the atlas, and terminating with the os sacrum. 



Eleven ribs nearly perfect, and many imperfect. ^ 



Two claviculae. [j_ 



Two scapulae. ;, 



Half of the pelvis perfect. 



The bones of the extremities, with the exception of three 

 small bones of the right foot, viz.— 



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V Part of the head and two teeth. 



It is to be observed that our skeleton was found much 

 nearer to the ocean than any yet discovered, and is perhaps 

 to be considered as one of the most perfect that we possess of 

 that immense animal. The bones near the surface of the 



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