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jaw-bones, and vertebrae, have likewise been fre- 

 quently found on the banks of the river Ohio, in 

 America, five or six feet beneath the surface. 

 Some of the tusks are near seven feet long, one foot 

 nine inches in circumference at the base, and one 

 foot near the point. They differ from those of the 

 Elephant in having a large twist or spiral curve 

 towards the small end. There is a still greater 

 difference in the form of the grinders, which are 

 made like those of a carnivorous animal, not flat 

 and ribbed transversely on their surface, like those 

 of an Elephant, but furnished with a double row of 

 high and conic projections, as if intended to 

 masticate, not grind their food. Specimens of 

 these teeth and bones are deposited in the British 

 Museum, that of the Royal Society, and in the cab- 

 inet of the late ingenious Dr. Hunter. These fos- 

 sil bones are also found in Peru and in the Brazils. 

 As yet, the living animal has evaded the search of 

 the curious naturalist ; but it is not improbable, 

 that it may exist in some of those remote parts of 

 that vast continent, yet unpenetrated by Europeans. 



