THE TEETH OF CARNIVORA. 



than the other teeth, but the molars and premolars are 

 very similar to each other, and are simple in pattern. The 

 milk dentition is very feebly developed in the seals ; in the 

 Otaria (fur seal), which of all the seals most approaches to 



Fio. 170 0). 



the terrestrial carnivora in other characters, the milk teeth 

 arc retained for a few weeks, but in most others they are 



( l ) Jaws of Otaria, in which the teeth are affected by the form of erosion 

 alluded to in the text. After Dr. Muric. Odcnt. Soc.' k Trans., 1870. 



