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Genus 11.—PalxEotherium. — Cuvier. 
Fossil 
Generic Character. —Incisors canines J-}, grinders ?-7. 
total 44. Incisors wedge-shaped and parallel; canines conical, 
crossing each other; grinders square, with four roots, ridged 
with enamel, separated from the canines by a vacant space ; 
general form of the scull like that of the Tapir. 
* Pal^eotheria.— Lower grinders set in double crescents. 
Paloeotherium medium. —Size of the wild boar ; feet long and 
slender. 
** Lophidon.— Lower grinders with transversely ridged 
crowns. 
Paloeotherium. giganteum. —Eight feet long. Found in alluvial 
formations in the neighbourhood of Paris. 
Genus 12.—Tapirus. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character —Incisory teeth canines J-J, grinders 
; total 42. Intermediate incisors shorter than the exterior; 
a void between both the incisors and the canines and grinders ; 
nose elongated, forming a small moveable proboscis, but not pre¬ 
hensile like that of the Elephant; eyes small; ears long and 
mobile; fore feet with four toes ; hind feet with three ; all the 
toes are provided with short round hoofs ; tail very short; two 
inguinal mammae. 
Tapirus Americanus — The American Tapir. 
Plate XXV. fig. 7. 
Hair smooth, thin, deep blackish-brown ; neck with a thick 
rounded crest, surmounted by a thin mane of stiff blackish hairs. 
Length of body six feet. Inhabits South America. 
