2 GEOLOaiCAL MEMOISS. 



3. Family Mustelid^. Species Mustela Penfelici, Gaudry. Rather' 



larger than the existing Mustela of Canada, and possessed of a 

 longer jaw than the living Mustelines; characterized by a 

 diastoma between premolars 2 and 3. 



Dental formula i 3., c, p m 1. 2. 3. 4., m 1. 2. 



Number of individuals 1. 



4. Family Mfstelid^. Species Promephitis Lartetii, Gaudry. 



Closely allied to the Mephitis. Less carnivorous than the 

 Martins and Stoats, more so than the Otters and Moufettes. 



Dental formula ij- 2. 3., c, pm 3. 4, ml. 2.^ 

 1 1. 2. o., c, p m 3. 4., m 1. 2. 



Number of individuals 1. 



5. Family YrvERRinjE. Species IctitJienum rohustum, Gaudry,=: 



Thalassictis, Gervais and ISTordmann, = I^. vvveriinus of Wagner. 

 An animal far larger than any of the living Yiverrines, pos- 

 sessed of enormous masticatory powers, and resembling in habits, 

 most probably, a small dog-hke Hy.oeiia hrunnea. 



Dental formula ^ \ \ «■ "■ ? ■" ]■% \ ^' ■" '• \ . 

 1 1. 2. 3., c, p m 1. 2. 3. 4., m 1. 2, 



Number of individuals 9. Foreign locality — marine deposit at 

 Kjshinew, in Bessarabia, which contained thirty-two species of 

 marine shells referred by M. d'Orbigny to the age of the Faluns 

 of Touraine and Bordeaux, and therefore Miocene. 



6. Family Viverridje. Species Ictitherimn M^parionwn, Gaudry. = 



Hyoena Mpparionum, Gervais. A much larger animal than the 

 preceding. Number of individuals 2. ForeigTi localities — Upper 

 Miocene of Cucuron in Yaucluse, and of Baltavar. 



7. Family Yiverridje. Species Ictitlierium Orhignyi, Gaudry. 



Smaller than the other species of the same genus ; intermediate 

 in size between the Civet and the Genet of India. Number of 

 individuals 4. 



8. Family Htjexid^. Species Hycena exiinia, Eoth and Wagner. 



Slightly larger than living Hyaenas. In its dentition interme- 

 diate between H. hrunnea and H. crocuta. 



Dental formula i 1- 2. 3.. e, pm 1. 2. 3. 4.. ml, 



1 1. 2. 3., c, p m 1. 2. 3. 4., m 1. 



Number of individuals 3. Foreign locality ; Upper Miocene o^ 

 Baltavar. 



9. Family Hr^xiD.i:. Species RycBiia (Lycycena) choeretis, Gaudry 



and Lartet. Closely allied to the striped Hyaena. 



Dental formula i l. 2. 3., c, pm 1. 2. 3. 4., m 1. 

 Number of individuals 2. 



10. Family Ht^nid^. Species Hycenictis Grceca, Gaudry. About 



the size of the Spotted Hyaena. It possesses four premolars in 

 tbe lower jaw. Number of individuals 1. Foreign locality — 

 Upper Miocene of Baltavar. The last two species form a con- 

 necting link between the families of HyaenidaD and Yiverridae, 



