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CAMTIVORA. 



Fig. 24. 



Arctotherium bonariense. Palatal view of the cranium ; from the Pleistocene 

 of Buenos Ayres. . (From the ' Palasontologia Indica.') 



cisely intermediate between the other two H. punja- 

 biensis being the species of ffycenarctos most nearly related 

 to it. From the study of the teeth, Falconer came to the 

 conclusion that while Hycenarctos was probably carni- 

 vorous, J^rctoiherium subsisted on a vegetable diet. This 

 skull, together with the following associated specimens, 

 has been recently mounted as a skeleton. 



Bravard Collection. Purchased, 1852. 



32917-23. The seven cervical vertebrae, associated with No. 32915. 



32924-36. Thirteen dorsal vertebras of the same. 



32937-43. Seven himbar vertebrae of the same. 



32944. The sacrum of the same. 



32945-8. Four caudal vertebrae of the same. 



32949-68. Twenty ribs of the same. 



32969. The right ulna of the same. 



