NOTES ON A NEW FOSSIL :MAMMAL. ]3 



Tapini.'i and partly those of the primitive hog or Condyhirthra. So 

 it is quite natural that there should exist some coincidence in the 

 characters of the three orders of Sirenia, Proboscidea and Ungulata, 

 and that our new form which shows very primitive diaracters of 

 Proboscidea should also resemble the two other orders above 

 mentioned. 



We here express our great indebtedness to Professor H. F. 

 (JsBOKN for the valuable liints given to us in his very kind letters 

 during our investigations. Thanks are also due to Professors 

 YoKOYAMA and Watasé f(jr the trouble they have taken in revising 

 our manuscript. 



PaliBontological Laboratory, 

 Science College, 



Tokyo Imperial University. 



December 1901. 



