198 THE HY^NA DOG. 



Centimeters. 



Length from end of snout to root of tail 112'0 



of tail 45-0 



from heel to end of longest digit 22'5 



of ear 12'5 



Cranial and Dental Characters. 



The skull is short and thick compared with that of the great majority 

 of the CanidfE and has a swollen appearance. It somewhat recalls the 

 aspect of the skull in the genus Cyon, with which it agrees in having 



Fig. 55. 



Side view of skull of LYCAOKT PICTTJS. 



large anterior palatine foramina and a strongly sigmoid external margin 

 to the nasals, which extend backwards about as far as do the nasal 

 processes of the maxillae. The more strongly arched zygomata, however, 



