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2. Four large fragments of the lower halves of very thick deer's 

 horns, partly with the coronets adhering, and several very long 

 branches. They are not sufficiently perfect to ascertain with 

 certainty whether they appertain to the elk, or to other species 

 of deer. 



3. Similar fragments, of a smaller size, which may be referable 

 to recent species. 



4. Fragments of hollow bones, apparently belonging to the 

 deer tribe. 



5. A metatarsal bone of the right foot of an animal of the 

 deer kind, which seems most nearly to resemble that of the roe'; 

 but it may have belonged to one of the antelopes, which, how- 

 ever, is mere conjecture. From Kornmann's quarry. 



The remains of the deer tribe enumerated above were found 

 partly in the gypsum quarries in the vicinity of Kbstritz, and 

 partly in those of the limestone near Politz. 



Of the horse, several large pieces of bones have occurred, 

 which perfectly agree with those of the existing horse ; and the 

 fragment of a. jaw, which contains six teeth, appears also refer- 

 able to the recent species. On the other hand, single teeth are 

 sometimes met with, which are of a much greater length, and 

 more curved in their form, and there can scarcely be a doubt 

 that they are derived from the horse of the ancient world. 



In the same manner, the bones of the ox tribe, of which the 

 number found is rather considerable, coincide fully with those 

 of existing species ; and although some of them are remarkably 

 thick, this distinction is not sufficient to claim for them an origin 

 in the ancient world. It seemed, therefore, superfluous, as in 

 the case of the bones of the horse, to describe them separately. 



That the bones of the rhinoceros, of the deer, horse, and ox 

 tribes, should be found in common in so many places, is a phe- 

 nomenon that deserves particular attention. A similar occur- 

 rence has been again lately observed by Cuvier in the neighbour- 

 hood of Quercy. 



Rudolphi has not ventured to decide upon the fibula of an 

 unknown animal, found in Winter's gypsum quarry. By some, 

 it was supposed to belong to the palseotherium of Cuvier, though, 

 it would appear, on insufficient grounds. I have, however, in 

 my possession, a tooth, which was met within the beds of calca- 

 reous tufa near Meissen, that was considered by Rudolphi him- 

 self from the first as answering to that of the palseotherium ; and 

 this animal, thus occurring, as it seems, in alluvial tracts, it is 

 at least possible that its remains may also be found in the cavi- 

 ties filled with loam, in the neighbourhood of Kbstritz. 



Of beasts of prey found near Kbstritz, my collection contains : 



1. Two considerable fragments of the right and left lower jaws 

 of the hysena, containing several molar and canine teeth,, and 

 the tusks. They perfectly correspond with the delineations of 



