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Conclusion. — The skull and dentition of this remarkable animal are essentially 

 Soricine, and by its dentition it is allied to Diplomesodon ; it is, however, so anomalous 

 in its form and in the rudimentary character of its tail and in the great size of 

 its head, and so Talpine in the structure of its pelvis, that it merits being placed 

 apart from all other genera of shrews, whether terrestrial or aquatic, in a sub- 

 family, Anurosoricince. 



