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THE FOSSIL SLOTH AT BIG BONE CAVE, TENN 



[Jan. 15, 



and the smaller Vesperiilio gryphus. 



Unfossilized and fresh look- 



FlG. 17 (x Vo). — Eighth 

 bone found (Layer 2, depth 

 about one foot). A rib show- 

 ing signs of rodent gnawing 

 along its edges. A part has 

 been broken off at either end, 

 and the specimen appears 

 to have been much dragged 

 through the refuse. Its color 

 is light brownish yellow. No 

 cartilage was attached to it. 

 The rubbish of Layer 2 forms 

 the background. Noticeable 

 ingredients of the layer are 

 ranged on either side of the 

 bone. I and 14. A felted 

 mixture of rodent hair with 

 woolly fur, possibly of sloth. 

 2. B3.X]2c^, Adelonycterisfus- 

 ca. 3. Beech nut, Fagus amer- 

 icana. 4. Winged seeds of 

 blue ash, Fraxinus quadran- 

 qulata. 5. Acorns of red oak, 

 Quercus rubra. 6. Acorn cup 

 of Spanish oak, Quercus digi- 

 tata , sunflower, Helianthus an- 

 imus and alder, Alnus incana, 

 seeds. 7. Hickory nuts, Hic- 

 oria minima. 8. Coprolite ot 

 arge animal, possibly Mega- 

 onyx. 9. Gnawed shellbark, 

 Ilicotia ovata. 10. Twigs, 

 II. Fragments of skein of 

 maize silk, Zeamaiz, excluded 

 from the evidence for reasons 

 given in the footnote to page 

 63. 12. Gnawed hickory nut. 

 13. Another coprolite of large 

 animal. 15. Jaw with teeth ol 

 cave rat, Neotoma magister. 

 16. Porcupine hair, Erethizon 

 dorsatus. 17. Bat jaw and 

 bones, Adelonycieris fusca, 

 with twigs of dogwood, Cornus 

 aKeniifolia, just below. 18. 

 Hazelnut, Corylusamericana. 



ing, the bones, according to Dr. Allen, represent individuals which 



