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UM.\V (lie foramen magnum, mi Hi.- rklit -i.|.-. tin- IMHH- litis IMI-II . in a\\.i\ 

 in.- extent \vltli it sharp Implement ; on tin- I.-M tin* iHt-lplitil squama In 

 tills Im-allty is mi damaged tinii tin* original IU-.-M-U. ..r :il.-ii..- ..{ ii> 

 niiirks <-nii n.'t IM- i|-i, -i min. -<| 



A |Mrli.iii <t' tin* up|er finv ami a lower Jaw an- said ti> have IM-CII found 

 with this skull. Inn on account of the defects they <-an nt l- iitt.-|. They 

 agree with tin- skull in color ami lioth lM.k quite fresh. They show the 

 piVNcin-r df alveolar prnuiiatliisin of a medium grade, sii.-li as occurs In ^i-n.-ral 

 111 the Iiuliaii. The n.-isal apertun- was apparently niesorhyiilr ; Its niaxliiiiini 

 hreadth is l'..Vi mi. The na>.il spine IM now hut of fair length; the honlers 

 of the nasal ajiertures are sharp. The stilunalar fosHji- were of C<MM| depth. 

 Tht- height <>( the up|M>r alve>lar prot-exs in the median line IK very moderate. 

 .iiiK.iintiiiL' to "lily 1.7 em., without (N'reeptihle atrophy. The pahite was well 

 formed . iii.-ixiiuuni external hreadth ''..I em. A hluish -hhiek discoloration 



Flo. 12. Anteru-pOMtprior arcs of Hkulls no. K aud no. l. No. 8 , no. _______ 



is apt'ii on the left side of the nmxilla. The lower jnw " has 

 strueted from several phn-eK, and uninteiitioiially the separation of the ram I 

 has heen Increased. It Is n normnl si>ecimcn of mMlerate stretiKth. and is n 

 part of the name fare to which iH'longs the alMive-dewrilted up|Nr Jaw; It 

 shows a square chin and unite prominent and pronounced effects of muscular 

 attachment on the external surfacw of the angles. The vertical mini with 

 their processes and notch present nothing unusual. The teeth of l>oth Jnws 

 an- of moderate size: all are much worn off: only two molars exist on tin- 

 left side in the up|N>r jaw (right side hroken). and on the right xide in the 

 lower one. The dentine and enamel of all the remaining teeth are in |erfeet 

 condition, the latter preserving its normal luster. There in ultsolutely no feature 

 of Inferior development alnuit these s|eclmens. 



The lower jaw depleted In I'rofeiutor Ward'* paper. In Putnam'* M>i<in:iin for Jan- 

 uary. UNIT (page 4i:<). and innrked "lower Jnw of Nehranka skull no. A." IB a specimen 

 illfTVn-nt from th<* <>no In-re dewrlhed ; It would aeeni that there must have been an 

 error In UHH|UII|HK the Ward speflmen to this skull. 



