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5.6 cm.). The alveoli of the second incisors and those of all the 

 molars are largely obliterated. Judging from the size of the remain 

 ing alveoli, the teeth must have been of somewhat submedium size; 

 their number and position were normal. The palate is symmetrical 

 and presents nothing extraordinary; its length, from the alveolar 

 point to the end of the spine (which is small) is 4.8 cm., its maximum 

 width 4.1 cm., height, in front of the first molars, where the bone 

 has suffered but little change, 1.45 cm. Posterior nares regular, 

 slightly wider near the palate than above; height in middle 2.9, 

 width in middle 2.6 cm. 



The nasal aperture is regular, of pyriform shape, with sharp bor- 

 ders; there are two small subnasal fossae. The nasal index shows a 

 low mesorhyny. 



The submalar fossae are well marked. The malars are not massive 

 and show no prominence except directly above the fossae just named. 



The orbits are of moderate size and megaseme index ; they approach 

 the quadrangular shape; borders quite sharp, depth 4.4 cm., inter- 

 orbital septum 2.65 cm. (27.5 per cent of the line between the orbital 

 ends of the malo- frontal sutures) . 



Nasal bridge slightly submedium in height, moderately wide. Gla- 

 bella quite prominent; the same is true of the ridges which extend 

 above the median halves of the orbits. 



The forehead is low, but not sloping. Above the supraorbital 

 ridges the frontal bone shows a moderate depression which, in the 

 present state of the specimen, is accentuated by the scaling of the 

 outer table of the bone. Frontal eminences ordinary. There is a 

 persistence of the metopic suture. Diameter frontal minimum 9.6, 

 diameter frontal maximum 12.6 cm.; nasion-bregma arc 12.1 cm. 

 (32.1 per cent of the total nasion-opisthion arc). 



The parietal bones show nothing unusual. The eminences are not 

 prominent. Temporal ridges low, scarcely traceable. No parietal 

 foramen. Bregma-lambda arc 14 cm. (36.8 per cent of the nasion- 

 opisthion arc) , showing considerable antero-posterior development of 

 the bones. 



The occipital bone shows on the left side above the superior ridge a 

 moderate bulging, which produces the before-mentioned somewhat 

 greater elevation of the superior half of the occipital over the adjoin- 

 ing parietal border on that side. The superior occipital ridge and 

 inion elevation are well marked. 



The temporal regions show moderate bulging. The squama? are 

 quite low. The zygoma; were apparently of only moderate strength. 

 Styloids masculine, not very massive. 



Base of the skull: The foramen magnum is, as already stated, 

 slightly irregular; its size is moderate (diameter antero-posterior 

 3.65, diameter lateral maximum 3.2 cm.). There is no depression of 



