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teeth followed by two large, subequal grooved fangs fully twice as 

 long as the immediately preceding teeth. 



Maxilla and mandible of Psam : pulverulentus ( x 3.) 



Palatine. — 8 to 11 small and subequal. 



Pterygoid. — 21 to 23 small and subequal. 



Mandibular. — The first 2 or 3 teeth are small, progressively increas- 

 ing in size, and succeeded without any gap by two large, subequal 

 teeth fully twice as large as any of the preceding. Behind these 

 is a short edentulous gap, followed by a series of from 13 to 15 

 small, subequal teeth. 



( To be continued.) 



