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MAMMALIA. 



Order 6. CARNIVORA. 



This order includes (a) the true Carnivores, such as lions 

 and tigers, foxes and dogs, bears and otters ; (^) the aquatic 

 Pinnipedia, such as seals and walruses ; and (c) the extinct 

 Creodonta with several generalised types. 



Most of the Carnivora feed on animal food, and the most 



Pal. 



mx. 



Pmx. 



FIG. 262. Lower surface of Dog's skull. 



o.c., Occipital condyle ; B.O., basi-occipital ; T., tympanic bulla 

 m.c., post-glenoid process behind fossa for condyle of mandible 

 B.S., basi-sphenoid ; P.S., base of presphenoid ; V., vomer 

 M.-2, second molar ; M.\, first molar ; Pm.\-^ t premolars ; c., canine 

 /.i-3, incisors: Pmx., premaxilla ; nix., maxilla; Pal., palatine 

 /., jugal ; AS., alisphenoid; Pt., pterygoid ; Sg., squamosal. 



