tractile, in the manner oF the cat, tiger, 

 and lion. When this paw was dilated 

 on its prey, filled with muscles, flexors, 

 and cartilage, clothed with flesh, turgid 

 skin, and hair, it must have covered a 

 space of ground four feet by three. The 

 animal to whom it appertained, with su- 

 perior agility and ferocity to the tiger, 

 with a body, too, of unequalled magni- 

 tude and strength, must have been the 

 terror of the forest and of man. This 

 monument stands alone. It has no com- 

 petitor. It is the first and only one of 

 such exorbitant magnitude ever disco- 

 vered, or probably that ever will be. 



Mo, 5, 



Contains a rib, and fragments of ribs, not 

 concave internally, but with the edges 

 standing out, to give more energy, and 

 to bear more resistance. From hence it 

 would appear that the animal was en- 

 dowed with the gift of contraction : his 

 ribs closing together like the sticks of a 

 fan, he could spring forward, or make a 

 mighty leap. This box contains other 



