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broader in the fossil, and that the last molar (m 3) has the 

 third or hindmost tubercle distinctly divided by a middle lon- 

 gitudinal fissure, which is not the case in the Mosclius. The 

 grinding surface is less oblique in the fossil than in the 

 Musk-deer or any other Ruminant ; and the shape of the 

 coronoid process differs in a still greater degree from 

 that of the Mosclius and other Ruminants, and by its 

 superior breadth bespeaks the Pachydermal character of 

 the fossil in question. 



These differences forbid its association in the same genus 

 with the Musk-deer. On the other hand, we perceive, 

 both in the structure of the teeth and the form of the jaw, 

 a much closer resemblance between the Isle of Wight 

 fossil in question and the genus DicJiobune. But besides 

 being somewhat larger than the Dick, leporinum, the 

 ascending ramus of the lower jaw differs in form and 

 approaches nearer to that of the true AnoplotJierium. In 

 this family (Anoplotheriida!), however, Mr. Pratfs inter- 

 esting fossil indicates a new species, which I have referred 

 to the genus DicJiobune^ under the name of Dichobune cer- 

 vinum. 



In cut 181, the upper figure gives a view of the fossil 

 from the outside ; the lower figure a view from the inside, 

 with an outline of the impression left by the jaw upon the 

 matrix : to the right are given the grinding surface of the 

 teeth. 



