cave in Virginia, and oai 1 it Megalonys, judging, since the animal 



had slaws, thai it was carnivorous. Later Dr. Harlan found s ■ I ss 



in the Big Bone Cave of Tennessee, and named them as a new species, 

 but the true identity of the animal was nut known until the remains 

 were found in the caves of Patagonia. Here it was plain that the 

 peg-like teeth of Tennessee and the claws of Virginia belonged to the 

 same species. Thus was solved the mystery of carnivor-like claws, 

 herbivor-like teeth and an armadillo like skin all combined in one 

 animal. So fresh seemed the material of the Patagonian caves, that 

 an expedition was sent out to find, it' possible, a living specimen, hut 

 as mighl have been expected, to no purpose. They had disappeared 

 long, lone- before. 



The mastodon is the largest fossil obtained on Raneho La Brea. 

 It may be readily recognized by the cheek teeth, Figures l-">, 14, in 

 which the crowns rise in three to five low, transverse ridges separated 



Figure it. 



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