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is evident that one or more may be wanting posteriorly. Only the 

 anterior five are worn, and the enamel is seen to be less irregular 

 than in the preceding molar, considerable digitation of the plates 

 is observable, while the cement-areas are of considerable width. 

 This molar is remarkable for its very great height, being 103 mm., 

 while the greatest width of the crown at the second plate is only 

 43 mm. It will be remembered that this was given by Falconer* 

 as one of the distinguishing characteristics of the molars of 

 E. cmtiqtms : — " Great height of the plates. The height is more 

 than double the width of the crown," This is in striking contrast 

 to the proportions of the teeth of U. c?'etictts, in some examples of 

 which the height of the crown is exceeded by its width. Particu- 

 larly in the rather thin a,nd very wavy outline of the enamel bands, 

 these specimens from the Kharoumes deposit resemble a number 

 of those of E. mnaidriensis figin^ed by Dr. Leith Adams t, who 

 also called attention to the resemblance between the molars of this 

 Maltese species and those of E. antiquus %. 



Limb-bones. — The specific or j)eculiar characters of the limb 

 bones of E. antiquus do not appear to be well known, partly no 

 doubt owing to the difficulty of distinguishing them in cases where 

 the remains of more than one species of similar size occur in a 

 single deposit, so that it is evidently chiefly by inference that the 

 fragmentary collection of bones under discussion must be deter- 

 mined as those of this species. However, it will have to be 

 acknowledged that this contention is a strong one when we con- 

 sider the identity of the teeth found in the same deposit, and the 

 discovery of the cave near Retymno from which were obtained 

 similar, though more complete, remains. At least two individuals 

 are represented amongst the limb-bones, which number about 

 twenty and are almost all imperfect, with the exception of a few 

 foot-bones ; and in many cases the articular surfaces are damaged 

 or missing, which makes it difficult to discern any features other 

 than that of size. Nearly every specimen was covered with a thin 

 red stalagmitic encrustation. 



The only portion of the spinal column procured is a portion of 

 the neural arch of a dorsal vertebra (M. 9388). The collection 

 contains two %dna^ {M.. 9385), though only the proximal portion of 

 each is preserved. One of these, which is unfortunately much 

 crushed, is of the right side and apparently that of an adult. It 

 seems to agree in size and general appearance with a corresponding 

 bone of E. antiquus in the British Museum Collection (45203) §. 

 A fragment of the Mmierus is still attached to the second specimen, 

 which belongs to the left side and is that of a young individual, 

 the line of junction between the shaft and the olecranon epiphysis 

 being veiy apparent. On comparing it with the proximal portion 

 of a left ulna in the OoUection of the British Museum (45202) !|, 



* Pal. Mem. vol. ii. p. 176. 



t Tvans. Zool. Soc. vol. ix. 



+; Mon. Evit. Fossil Elephants, Pal. Soc. 1877, pp.25 & 50. 



§ Ibid. p. 59, D. 12. !l Ihid. 



