132 ME. G. BUSK ON THE ANCIENT OE 



DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 



PLATE I. 



Fig. 1. Side view of skull and maxilla oi Hycena crocuta. 

 Fig. 2. View of basis cranii. 



PLATE II. 



Fig. 1. Palate of Hyena with molar teeth. 



Fig. 2. Side view of maxilla {bis), right side. 



Fig. 3. Portion of the corresponding left maxilla. 



Fig. 4. Occipital area with foramen magnum and condyles. 



PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. Right ramus of mandible of F. pardus. 



Fig. 2. Fragment of corresponding left maxilla. 



Figs. 3a, b, c, d. Different views of under jaw oi F. pardina. 



Fig. 4. Anterior portion of right mandible of F. pardina. 



Fig. 5. Posterior portion of left mandible of F. pardina. 



Figs. G«, b, c. Left mandible of i^. caligata sen buhastes. 



Fig. 7. Right mandible of Canis vuljjes. 



Fig. 8. Fragment of maxilla of Meles taxus (human period). 



Fig. 9. Right mandible of young of Meles taxus. 



PLATE IV. 



Figs. 1, 2. Right mandible of Ursusi 



Figs. 3, 4. Anterior part of right mandible, containing the fourth premolar. 



PLATE V. 



Fig. 1. Left ulna of JJrsus 1 



Fig. 2. Portion of right mandible of young Urs2ts 1 



Fig. 3. Fragment of maxilla of same. 



Figs. 4, 5. Hinder part of left mandible, containing the third molar in situ. Fig. 7 is 



the second molar of the same jaw. 

 Fig, 6. A detached canine. 



PLATE VI. 



Fig. 1. Second right metacarpal of Ursus. Fig. 2. Fiftli right metacarpal of Ursus. 



Fig. 3. Fifth right metacarpal of Ursris. Fig. 4. Second right metacarpal of U7'sus. 



Fig. 5. Fifth right metacarpal of Ursus. Fig. 6. Fourth right metacarpal of Ursus. 



Figs. 7-9. Different views of axis of f/rsMS. Fig. 10. Fifth metacarpal of i^<'fe^;arrf((S. 



