PLEISTOCENE VERTEBRATES FROM CUMBERLAND CAVE 71 



of length to width seem to run fairly constant; hence the extreme 

 narrowness of the molars from the Cumberland Cave suggest they 



FiGUEE 38.— Tapfrtw sp.: Last lower molar (U.S.N.M. no. 7667), lateral and occlusal views. Natural 

 size. Cumberland Cave Pleistocene, Maryland. 



may represent an undescribed species. But a more complete dental 

 series is necessary to confirm such a conclusion certainly. 



Order ARTIODACTYLA 

 Family TAYASSUIDAE 



PLATYGONUS CUMBERLANDENSIS Gidley «• 



FiGURKs 39-45; Plate 10 



Synonym: Plaiygonus intermedius Gidley. 



The type of this species is a nearly complete skull (figs. 39-41),, 

 U.S.N.M. no. 8146, including all the cheek teeth but without canines 

 or incisors, and the symphysial portion and left ramus of mandible 

 with inferior cheek teeth and both canines. A nearly complete skele- 

 ton of an adult female, U.S.N.M. no. 8200, was designated as a 

 paratype. 



The peccary skeleton (see pi. 10) has been mounted and is on ex- 

 hibition with the bear and wolverine skeletons also from the cave. 

 The skull and mandible belonging to this specimen are slightly crushed 

 but required no restoration. Nearly all the elements of the vertebral 

 column are preserved ; only the tips of the spines and processes needed 

 modeling. Many of the ribs were preserved and much of the sternum. 

 The pectoral and pelvic girdles were badly fractured and required 

 some patching. The fore limbs and feet are complete except for the 

 distal portion of the right ulna and one left and two right carpals, 

 which are represented in plaster. The hind limbs are also nearly 



i» Gidley, 1920b, pp. 659-673. 



