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SKELETAL REMAINS 



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Above the foramen magnum, on the right side, the bone has been cut away 

 to some extent with a sharp implement; on the left the occipital squama in 

 this locality is so damaged that the original presence or absence of incised 

 marks can not be determined. 



A portion of the upper face and a lower jaw are said to have been found 

 w.ith this skull, but on account of the defects they can not be fitted. They 

 agree with the skull in color and both look quite fresh. They show the 

 presence of alveolar prognathism of a medium grade, such as occurs in general 

 in the Indian. The nasal aperture was apparently mesorhynic ; its maximum 

 breadth is 2.55 cm. The nasal spine is now but of fair length ; the borders 

 of the nasal apertures are sharp. The submalar fossa? were of good depth. 

 The height of the upper alveolar process in the median line is very moderate, 

 amounting to only 1.7 cm., without perceptible atrophy. The palate was well 

 formed; maximum external breadth (5.4 cm. A bluish-black discoloration 



FIG. 12. Antero-posterior arcs of skulls no. 8 and no. (&amp;gt;. No. 8 



is seen on the left side of the maxilla. The lower jaw has been recon 

 structed from several pieces, and unintentionally the separation of the mini 

 has been increased. It is a normal specimen of moderate strength, and is a 

 part of the same face to which belongs the above-described upper jaw; it 

 shows a square chin and quite prominent and pronounced effects of muscular 

 attachment on the external surface of the angles. The vertical mini with 

 their processes and notch present nothing unusual. The teeth of both jaws 

 are of moderate size; all are much worn off; only two molars exist on the 

 left side in the upper jaw (right side broken), and on the right side in the 

 lower one. The dentine and enamel of all the remaining teeth are in perfect 

 condition, the latter preserving its normal luster. There is absolutely no feature 

 of inferior development about these specimens. 



a The lower jaw depicted in Professor Ward s paper, in Putnam s Magazine for Jan 

 uary, 1907 (page 413), and marked &quot; lower jaw of Nebraska skull no. 6,&quot; is a specimen 

 different from the one here described ; it would seem that there must have been an 

 error in assigning the Ward specimen to this skull. 



