ZEUGLODOir. 



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Zeuglodon. 



The fossil teeth here represented were discovered by 

 Dr. Harlan in America, and attributed by him to an ex- 

 tinct reptile, which he termed Basilosaurus. Professor 

 Owen, however, proves them to belong to an extiact 

 animal referable to the present tribe^ and allied to the 

 manatee and dugong ; and for this animal he has pro- 

 posed the name of Zeuglodon, a word suggested by the 

 form of the posterior molars, which resemble two teeth 

 tied or yoked together. (Fig. 90.) a represents the 



-Fossil Teeth of Zeuglodon. 



