266 MAKSUPIALIA. 



Unless otherwise stated, the following specimens are from the caves of 

 the Wellington Valley, New South Wales, and were presented 

 by the Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1870. 



42555. The anterior portion of the cranium, showing the greater 



numher of the teeth in a damaged condition. The length 

 of the series of cheek-teeth is 0,056, against 0,049 in a 

 large male of 8. ursinus. 



42556. Part of the brain-case. 



42543. The middle portion of the cranium, showing the alveoli of 

 the last three true molars. 



42559. Part of the right maxilla, showing the first three true 

 (Fig.) molars. Figured by Owen in the ' Extinct Mammals of 



Australia,' pi. v. fig. 3. The length of the space occupied 

 by the three teeth is 0,0395, the corresponding dimension 

 in a large male of the existing species being 0,036. 



42560. Part of the left maxilla, containing the four true molars. 



42584. A similar specimen. 



42557. Fragment of the left maxilla, with the last three true molars. 

 42583. A similar specimen. - 



42561. Fragment of the right maxilla, with m. 3 and m. 4. 



43303. Fragment of the left maxilla of a very large individual, 

 containing m. 2 and m. 3. The length of the space occu- 

 pied by the two teeth is 0,029, against 0,0246 in the 

 above-mentioned specimen of S. ursinus. 



43303 a. Fragment of the left maxilla, containing m. 2 and m. 3. 



42585. Fragment of the left maxilla, containing m. 1 and m. 2. 



42586. Fragment of the left maxilla of a small (? female) individual, 



containing m. 1. 



43951. Part of the right maxilla, show ing the two premolars and 

 the basal half of the canine. 



50068. Part of the left maxilla, containing the cheek-teeth in a 

 broken condition : from the Pleistocene of Gowrie, Queens- 

 land. Presented by O. F. Bennett, Esq., 1879. 



