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8. A femur, length 2 feet 3 inches. 



9. A tibia, length 1 foot 10 inches. 



10. The massive left alveolus of an upper jaw, the cavity of 

 which corresponded Avith a magnificent tusk which lay near it. 

 The orifice for the insertion of the latter was cylindrical and 6 

 inches in diameter ; the other extremity was somewhat flattened, 

 expanding into a thin, wing-like plate on one side. Dr. Falconer 

 considered the angle which the alveolus makes with the frontal 

 plane affords a mark of distinction between E. meridionalis and 

 E. primigenitis, but unfortunately, owing to its detachment from 

 the tusk, the angle cannot be ascertained. Its length is 3 feet 

 9 inches. 



11. A tusk 6 feet 2 inches long, and 6 inches in diameter at its 

 base. The point, for about 18 inches, rested perpendicularly 

 upon a bed of waterworn flints, mingled with fine quartz-sand. 

 By a bold upward curve the tusk was raised two feet four above 

 the base line, and lay nearly horizontally, at that level in a southerly 

 direction. The posterior end lay within a few inches of the alveolus. 



12. A tusk of much larger dimensions, 7 feet 6 inches long, 

 and 2 feet 3 inches in circumference at the base. About 18 inches 

 of the anterior end missing. It was probably in this condition when 

 the superincumbent bed of clay was deposited, as both are in con- 

 tact. This tusk differs in shape from the preceding; the curve 

 (which bore its whole weight as it lay in the bed) had an upward 

 and forward direction. Both extremities touched the clay-bed above. 

 The deficient extremity probably had an outward direction. 



13. Kemains of other tusks were scattered in several parts of the 

 deposit. In some places the fragments of ivory were so numerous 

 as to predominate over the other materials. 



1 4. A molar ; crown in use 4| inches long, consisting of 6 plates 

 (the anterior missing) ; 6 others unexposed and not in use. Breadth 

 of fourth plate in use 3f inches, depth 4J inches. 



15. A molar; crown 1\ inches long, consisting of 10 plates. 

 Breadth of fourth plate 3| inches ; depth from tenth plate 

 (posterior) to the fang 5 inches. 



