THE WOLF. 117 
Ireland, however, this was by no means the case, as, 
later on, we shall be able to show. 
GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE. 
Owing to the great similarity which exists between 
the skeleton of a Wolf and that of a large Dog, such 
as would be used in the chase, it is very difficult to 
distinguish between them. Professor Owen, in his 
SKULL OF WOLF. (% NAT. SIZE.) 
“ British Fossil Mammals,” has remarked upon this 
difficulty, and, following Cuvier, has pointed out the 
chief distinguishing characters which may be relied 
upon for identification, and which lie chiefly in the 
skull. He says :—‘“ The Wolf has the triangular 
part of the forehead behind the orbits a little nar- 
rower and flatter, the occipito-sagittal crest longer 
and loftier, and the teeth, especially the canines, 
proportionately larger.’ 
* Compare the crania of the Wolf here figured (pp. 120, 121) with 
those of the Dog, upper and under surfaces, given by Professor 
Flower in his “ Osteology of the Mammalia,” pp. 113, 116 (1st ed.). 
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