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Finally, there is a series of anomalies relating to the spinous and 
oval foramina. They are as follows: 
Male skull no. 285,303: The median wall of the left foramina 
spinosum and ovale is deficient. 
Female skull no. 285,310: Median wall of right spimous foramen 
deficient. 
Female skull no. 285,347: Median wall of left spinous foramen 
deficient. 
Female skull no. 285,320: Median wall of each spinous foramen 
deficient. 
Female skull no. 285,323: Right foramina spinosum and ovale 
connected, and the median wall of both deficient. 
Female skull no. 285,311: The left foramen ovale is unusually 
large, 8.5 by 4.5 mm., while the right is enormous, 10 by 8 mm. 
(pl 2s. 
Tue TEETH 
Dentition.—Of the 22 skulls of Munsee adults at hand it is possible 
to ascertain the state of dentition in 14. In 11 of these cases there 
were 32 teeth in each, while in three there were 31. The congenital 
deficiency consisted in one case of the third left upper molar; in the 
second, the third left upper molar is completely absent, while the 
right corresponding tooth is rudimentary; and in the third there is a 
congenital absence of the left lower lateral incisor, while on the right 
side we find the very rare condition of a complete fusion of the lower 
lateral incisor and the canine (pl. 22). 
Loss and decay.—Teeth lost through caries and the presence of 
decay are common in this series, more so than in other Indian groups. 
Among the males, 13 per cent of all the teeth were lost in life, while 
12 per cent of those still present show more or less decay; among the 
females 21 per cent were lost in life and 16 per cent of those present 
show caries—this notwithstanding the fact that the average age of 
the female skulls was less than that of the males. The teeth lost or 
affected were mostly the molars, especially those in the lower jaw. 
Wear.—In every instance the remaining teeth show more or less 
pronounced effects of wear. Where the wear is advanced, it is 
generally also irregular. The detailed notes show that the wear is 
shght in eight, moderate in five, and advanced in nine of the 22 
specimens. 
Size, quality, shovel-shaped incisors.—In size the Munsee teeth in 
all cases are medium. Where not decayed or worn off they show 
invariably regular and normal development. The upper incisors 
present in every case the cingulum which gives their lingual surface a 
more or less pronounced shovel-shaped character, common to and 
characteristic of all Indians, with rare individual exceptions. 
