Professor Marsh’s Monograph of the Dinocerata. 197 
“There are seven well developed tarsal bones in the Dinoce- 
rata, and their relative position in the hind foot is seen in 
gu * * An eighth tarsal bone, the tibiale, appears 
to have been present. 
“The astragalus in the Dinocerata considerably resembles 
that of the elephant, the bone being, as in that animal, very 
short, along the axis of the leg and foot. 
_ “The caleaneum is short, and comparatively more robust than 
inthe elephant. As in that animal, it is strongly tuberculated 
below, where, during life, it doubtless supported a thick pad, 
resting on the ground.” 
RESTORATIONS. 
“pam Chapter XIII, on the restorations of Dinoceras and 
moceras, the following extracts are selected : 
‘ “The animal is re resentegl as walking, and the position of the 
ey and the feet, has been chosen to show, to the best ad- 
hese these portions of the skeleton as they were in life. In 
i restoration, only those portions are shaded which are repre- 
ei ed by actual specimens in the Yale Museum. The parts in 
ta eve Wanting, or are so poorly preserved that only their 
an features can be given with accuracy. 
In the restoration of Tinoceras ingens, Plate LVI, the 
ae -” A reduced copy of this restoration is given in figure #7. 
0 comparing Dinoceras, as here restored, with some of the 
are the hippopotamus. 
the Nits stature and movements, Dinoceras probabl resembled 
ble elephant as much as any other existing form. Its remarka- 
skull, longer neck, and more bent fore limbs, toh it, how- 
The’ + cy different appearance from any known dian. 
seh protuberances, or horn-cores, on the head, the long, 
therceant, canine tusks, and the peculiar lower jaw modified for 
Protection, are features seen together only in this group. 
