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the isatis of Siberia, for example, (canis lagopus) from the 

 chacal of India and of Africa (canis aureus). They 

 therefore ought to have belonged to much colder cli- 

 mates. 







Palazotherium.* 



This is a new and entirely fossil genus, which was 

 found by Cuvier in the rocks around Paris. The follow- 

 ing are the characters of the genus and the species: 



Denies 44. Primores utrinque 6. 



Laniarii 4, acuminati paulo longiores, tecti. 



Molares 28, utrinque 7. Superior es quadrati ; inferiors bi- 



lunati. 



Nasus productior, flexilis. 

 Palmes, etplantce tradactylas. 



1. P. Magnum. Statura Equi. 



2. P. Medium. Statura Suis ; pedibus strictis, subelongatis. 



3. P. Crassum. Statura Suis ; pedibus latis, brevioribus. 



4. P. Curtum. Pedibus ecurtatis patulis. 



5. P. Minus. Statura Ovis ; pedibus strictis, digitis laU- 



ralibus minoribus. 



Besides these five species found in the gypsum quarries 

 around Paris, remains of others have been discovered in 

 other parts of France, either imbedded in the fresh water 

 limestone, or in alluvial soil. Cuvier enumerates and de- 

 scribes the following species : 



6. P. Giganteum. Statura Rhinoccrotis. 



7. P. Tapiroides. Statura Bovis; molarium inferiorum 



colliculis fere rectis, transversis- 



* Palseotherium signifies ancient large animal, or beast. 



