1902.] MUSTELA PALiEATTTCA. Ill 



the former. On comparing Weithofer's figure 1 (pi. x.) with my 

 figures (PI. VII.), the clifi"erence in size would appear still greater ; 

 but I find that the size of his figui-e does not in every respect 

 correspond with the measurements given in the text, whereas, on 

 the other hand, the statement on p. 228, that the upper series of 

 cheek-teeth have together a length of 34 millim., is obviously a 

 misprint : presumably we have to read 24 millim. 



Turin. Vienna. 



mm. mm. 



Greatest length of upper molar (-wi. 1) ... 7 '5 6'5 



„ breadth „ „ ... 10-5 10-0 



„ length of upper carnassial (jo. 1) 9'2 9*0 

 ,, breadth of j>:>. 1 underneath 



principal cusp ^ 4*0 3"7 



Length of upper jo. 2 6*0 6*0^ 



» i^.3 4-3 4-0« 



„ ^.4 2-5 



Length of the cheek-teeth series in the Turin specimen, from 

 posterior border of third cusp of m. 1 to anterior margin of j^- 3, 

 25*5 millim. 



Turin. Vienna. 

 Length of mandibular ramus (from mm. mm. 



antei'ior basis of canine to condyloid 



process) 57-0 56*5 



Height of coronoid process 29"0 29*0 



From lower margin of foramen magnum 



to anterior basis of incisors ca. 79*0 



From hinder margin of teeth-series to 



posterior palatal emargination 10"0 



Length of lower m, 2 



m.l 12-4 11-8 



;^-l 6-5 6-3 



„ i^.2 5-0 4-8 



„ i^.3 4-5 4-3 



,, ,, canines at basis 5*7 



The six upper incisors are in place in the Turin specimen 

 (PI. VII. fig. 3) ; the anterior portion of the mandible remaining 

 attached to the skull, only their anterior side is visible. They 

 correspond perfectly with the incisors of Mustela, without any 

 trace of the tricuspid condition of the blades exhibited by the 

 upper incisors oi Meles, Mydcms, Helictis, Mephitis, and Conepatus. 



The upper canines are both broken, only the stumps remaining. 

 Weithofer describes the upper canines of the Vienna specimen as 

 being " etwas hakig nach riickwarts gebogen." In the Melince 

 the upper canines are more in the shape of a dagger, the backward 



1 The tooth of the Tm'in specimen being worn, the measurement of height is 

 omitted. 



2 Weithofer terms this tooth ^. 1. "* Weithofer, sub ^. 2. 



