[34 KANSAS UNIVERSITY QUARTERLY. 
MEASUREMENTS OF SKULL. 
Bison 
antiquus. 
Median plane of occiput to extremity of premaxillaries, 633 
Median plane of occiput to tip of nasals.... eG Viele sheih 34 
Anterior rim of orbit to tip of nasals.. 248 
Gheateat ciamioter Ch Or bit fi: sis savour or dowlte’ ohed 74 
Anterior rim of orbit to tip of horn-core,... 475 
Breadely aCross/OCOipital COmClm lem at ily a cieton ly, ww ute osha vena (ate 147 
Height of foramen magnum 40 
Breadth of foramen magnum........ 45 
Distance between tips of paroccipital processes............. T14 
External auditory meatus to posterior PLM OMEN ales aie 200 
Inter-condylloid notch to base of last molar,........... bi aoe 
Dine ier’ Geroes last TICE ee eT ware y ice elind ev'9 122 
Diameter across first premolars...... 90 
Length of superior dental series 155 
First premolar to tip of premaxillari 176 
Diameter across premaxillaries four centimeters from tip... . 72 
Transverse diameter of external nares 
Mandible; Comdyiesto: Tirst: PremOleny wisi evn vaewatn oneal 
Mandible, condyle to base of last molar......... 
Mandible, diameter acrodscOticiylesiy bay viii c ei nce eae aces 
Mandible, length of inferior dental series...... eae a iliy 
Mandible, length of diastema.... 
Mandible, depth of SYRUP MRL Ema dicen «mie homie eh maa 
Mandible, depth of ramus at base of third premolar... 
SKELETON. 
Bison 
americanus. 
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The differences in the remaining parts of the skeleton of the two 
species of Bison are not sufficient to warrant description, but to 
show the difference in size of the two species measurements of 
some of the principal parts are given below. 
Bison 
antiquus, 
Fer pss VOM EM whe bewiil winter wicentiert te om Mig eye GORCATeART Frei Nason a 407 
Humerus, longitudinal diameter of head ii. ee 106 
Humerus, transverse diametér of head........ 0.0. cc ee eee 88.5 
Humerus, diameter across condyles, anterior,............- 107 
Ulna-radius, length from posterior tip of olecranon,........ 490 
Ulina-radiis) lengthy trom) sigmoid motel is wi die vce vip. 8 353 
Ulna-radius, length of sigmoid notch.,........ aR Mee wal ier 58 
Ulnha-radius, greatest breadth of olecranon 0. es 99 
Ulna-radius, transverse diameter of proximal end.......... 102 
Mietacer ell,” Lema TMi siti ieany oe tuiend site ‘ayy woke piled Uy hai mniaia \ellbiursby Wy 221 
Metacarpal, diameter across proximal nia ROCA ER Aa aS Da 85 
Metacarpal, diameter across distal end). i. iii es 
*Kstimated 
Bison 
americanus 
272 
86 
82.5 
35 
412 
316 
