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the Civets. The carotid canal is as in Herpestes ; and the artery 

 enters the cranium by a well-marked foramen in the basis crauii. 

 There is no foramen, fissure, or fossa on the floor of the auditory 

 meatus. The palate is considerably prolonged behind the last molars. 

 The angle of the mandible is rather short. 



Fig. 15. 



a 



Soles of the paws of Cryptoproeta (after Alphonse Milne-Edwards). 

 a. Manus ; b. Pes. 



P. 4 



more resembles 



BI. 1 



P. 1 



. In the lower jaw jj— j 

 5-— is like the Cat's ; but 



Jr. 4 ' 



The teeth of Cryptoprocta are most feline, 

 the corresponding tooth of Felis than of Viverra ; but ^^^ is elon- 

 gated transversely as in Hyana striata, and more so relatively than 

 in the Cats. — is cat-like, save that the talon is perhaps rather 

 larger. — is also very feline. — is much larger than in the Cat, 

 and two-rooted. There may be a small 

 is like the last, save that it has a talon 

 its talon is a little larger. ^-^ is larger relatively than in the Cat. 

 ^^— has two roots. 



In the milk-dentition, ^^ is very much larger relatively than is 

 ^^. — (as in the Cat) has its posterior cusp less developed than 

 in the permanent upper sectorial, and its internal cusp more poste- 

 rior. The lower deciduous sectorial ^-^ has a smaller anterior cusp, 

 and a more exterior talon than has the permanent sectorial. This 

 is as in the Cat ; though the difference as to the development of the 

 talon between the deciduous and the permanent sectorial is less in 

 Cryptoprocta. 



