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Genus 8. — Anoplotherium.— Cuvier. 

 Fossil. 

 Generic Character. — Incisors f, canines j-{, molars J-^ ; to- 

 tal 44. Teeth all in one line ; general form supposed to be 

 intermediate between the rhinoceros and horse ; feet with two 

 toes ; grinders arranged in uniform lines. 



Anoplotherium vulgaris. — The Greater Anoplotherium. — 

 Plate XVII**. fig. 5. — Represents the supposed shape of the 

 animal, judging from the structure of the bones. 



Genus 9. — Rhinoceros. — Linnceus. 



Generic Character. — Either no incisory teeth, or | or ;| ; des- 

 titute of canines; grinders ^-J or ^_;^ ; total 32. The incisors 

 are unequal among themselves, when they exist ; the anterior 

 canines small ; posterior ones progressively increasing ; eyes 

 small, lateral, and placed far back ; as are also the ears, which 

 are long and narrow ; nose with one or two erect inflected horns ; 

 feet with three toes ; tail short, laterally compressed near the 

 end ; skin very thick, naked, and rugose ; mammae two. 



Rhinoceros Indicus. — The Indian Rhinoceros. — Plate 

 XVIII. fig. 5.— Described, vol. II. p. 488. 



Rhinoceros Africanus. — The African Rhinoceros. — Plate 

 XVIII. fig. G Described, vol. II. p. 493. 



Genus 10. — Hyrax — Hermann. 



Generic Character. — Incisors |, no canines, grinders ^^e 5 

 total 32. Incisors large and bent, with a vacant space between 

 them and the grinders ; anterior grinders in the upper jaw, with 

 flat crowns, the others slightly concave ; posterior lower grinders 

 having a transverse central ridge on the crown ; fore feet with 

 four or three toes ; hind feet with four toes ; nails small and 

 flat ; head large, round ; muzzle short ; nostrils oblique ; ears 

 large and rounded ; eyes small ; no tail ; fur of two kinds, short 

 and woolly, and long and silky ; six mammae, two pectoral and 

 four ventral. 



Hyrax Capensis. — The Cape Hyrax — Plate XXI**. fig. 2. 

 — Fur giayish-brown above, whiter underneath ; inside of the 

 ears white ; four toes on all the feet. Length about two feet 

 six inches ; height eight inches. Inhabits the Cape of Good 

 lIoj)e. This is the Coney of the Sacred Writings. 



