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the idea of its being of very great age from an anthropological point of view. 

 There consequently appears to be every justification for our belief that- the evi- 

 dence affords the strongest presumption of the great antiquity of man in this 

 part of the world, and that further investigations, which we hope shortly to 

 undertake, will reveal even more convincing proof on this head. 



LIST OF VERTEBRATE REMAINS 

 By C. E. Chubb 



The following is a list of the vertebrates represented by teeth or bones, and 

 identified as accurately as is possible with the scanty material at my disposal 

 for comparison. " R. M." after a description indicates a specimen in the Rhodesia 

 Museum. 



MAMMALIA 

 INSECTIVORA 



An almost complete skull, two or three upper jaws, and numerous lower jaws 

 of shrews. (R. M.) 



CARNIVORA 



Felis leo, Linn. A right ranms and a few odd teeth. 



Felis spp. The canine of an animal about the size of a leopard, and one about 

 the size of F^elis ocrcata. Also two lower jaws apparently belonging to Felis 

 serval. 



Hyaena sp. A right ramus belonging to a hyena, but it does not agree ex- 

 actly with H. crocnfa. (R. M.) 



Viverridae. The right ramus of a member of this family about the size of a 

 large genet. 



RODENTIA 



Tat era sp. Several upper and lower jaws. (R. M.) 



Ofomys sp. A number of lower jaws showing the characteristic laminated 

 molars and grooved incisors. There are also one or two odd incisors and molars. 

 (R. M.) 



Mus. spp. Great numbers of lower jaws and a few portions of upper jaws 

 belonging to several different-sized species. (R. M.) 



Bathyergidac. A right ramus without teeth, approximating to Gcorychns 

 capcnsis in size. (R. M.) 



Hystrix sp. A complete ramus and an odd incisor. 



UNGULATA 



Phacoclwenis acthiopicus, Pall. A right upper tusk and a portion of an upper 

 tusk, showing scraping and chipping by human agency. A lower tusk. 



Elephas africanus, Blumen. The proximal portion of a humerus, and part of a 

 scapula. 



Diceros, Gray. Two complete bones, a left humerus and a right tibia, of a 

 rhinoceros excavated by Mr. Franklin White, were presented by him to the 

 Aluseum. (R. M. No. 546.) On comparing these with bones of the modern 



