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Dentition as itidicative of the Age 



after one year old, and are well up at fifteen months, as sliowa 

 in the last illustration (Fig. 15). 



Fig. 46. — Incisors cf Sheep, second jmir of permanent Incisors 

 cut {four broad teeth), at one year and ten months. 



At eighteen months the sixth ^Dermanent molar is cut, and 

 the recent appearance which this tooth presents is better evi- 

 dence of this age than can be obtained by an inspection of the 

 incisors. Occasionally in very forward mouths the second pair 

 of broad teeth will be cut; in other cases there will be no signs 



Fig. 47. — Molars of Sheep at one year and ten months. 



of their appearance until the sheep is approaching the age of two 

 years (see Fig. 46, which shows the second pair of broad teeth 

 at the age of one year and ten months). So far, therefore, as 

 these teeth are concerned, the examiner may be left in doubt as 

 to whether the sheep is one year and six months or two years 



