M O N O G R A P H 



THE BllITISH MAMMALIA 



PLEISTOCENE PEIIIOD. 



THE CAVE HYiENA. 



Order-CARNIVORA. 



Family— II Yil^N 11)^. 



Gcmis — IIytena. 



Species — lIijcEna crocula, Erxleben. 



I. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. 



The early history of the recognition of remains of the hyaena in Europe is dealt with 

 by Cuvier, and much use has been made of his account in the following pages. 



The first evidence for their occurrence is afforded by a figure of part of the right 

 mandibular ramus given by Kundmann in his ' Rariora Natuifc et Artis,' published in 

 Breslau in 1737. He regarded this as similar to that of a calf, but its hjocnine nature 

 was recognised by Cuvier. 



Thirty-seven years later (1774), Esper figured bones from Gailenreuth — an atlas 

 which lie regarded as hyaenine, but which Cuvier says is that of a bear, — and some 

 teeth, which he regarded as belonging to a lion, but which Cuvier says are hysenine. 



Again, in 1784, Collini gave an excellent figure of a hyaena skull found near 

 Mannheim. Unfortunately, however, he was disposed to regard it as perhaps that of 

 a seal. 



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