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A MANUAL OF DENTAL ANATOMY. 



THE TEETH OF HYRAC01DEA. 



The Biblical coney (Hyrax), an animal as large as a 

 rabbit, must not be passed over without mention, as its 

 dentition has been indirectly the source of much contro- 



versy. So far as the pattern of its molar teeth goes, it 

 corresponds closely with Rhinoceros, and was hence classed 

 in. close proximity to that genus by Cuvier. But a more 

 extended survey of its characters has led to its being placed 

 in a separate order; it is a good example of the danger 

 which attends relying iipon any single character, such as 

 the pattern of the teeth, as being alone a sufficient basis for 

 classification. 



O Skull of the Hyrax. 



