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horned antelopes. In the Sivatherium, however, (un- 

 like the antelope,) one pair of horns resembled those 

 of the cow, and this pair was placed just between 

 and above the orbits. The bony cores on which the 

 true horns were placed render it quite certain that 

 the horny sheath must have been of very large size. 

 The other pair of horns were palmated and branch- 

 ing, and resembled rather the horns of the elk than 

 those of any other animal. They also were large 

 and very massive, and were placed behind the pair 

 already described. The form, the proportion, and 

 the singular appendages of the head of this animal, 

 render it extremely interesting as a link between the 

 ruminants and pachyderms; but the nature of the 

 extremities, which were probably of moderate pro- 

 portions, is still obscure, and requires further elu- 

 cidation. The fragments of the animal from the 

 Sewalik hills are accompanied by the remains of pa- 

 chyderms, and are in a very perfect state, but other 

 very nearly allied generic forms have also been found 

 at Perim Island, in the Gulf of Cambay. 



Amongst the animals associated with the Sivathe- 

 rium, there were several pachyderms of large size, 

 including at least seven species of elephants and mas- 

 todons, forming an almost perfect species, uniting the 

 whole group of these animals by successive links, two 

 of which, the Asiatic and African species, still exist. 

 There is also a Dinotherium, at least as large as, and 

 probably larger than, the species found in the Rhine 

 valley. There are several species of hippopotamus, some 

 of large, and others of very small size ; more than one 

 rhinoceros, distinct from either of the existing forms ; 

 several species of the genus Equus (horse, ass, and 



