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BODENTIA 



France : Rhone, near Aries, 2 ; near Avignon, Vaueluse, 1. 

 Germany : Elbe River, 1 (U.S.N.M.). 

 Austria-Hungaby : Danube, 1 (skull). 



Bemarks. — The material examined does not indicate the 

 existence of more than one form of beaver in Europe. Castor 

 fiber is nearly related to the American beaver, C. canadensis. 

 In the American animal the least depth of rostrum behind 

 incisors usually equals or slightly exceeds the distance from 

 gnathion to anteorbital foramen, and the nasals terminate 

 posteriorly at lachrymal level, slightly behind nasal branches of 

 premaxillaries. 



<5, skeleton. Froland, Kristiansand, Dr. R. Collett (p). 97. 10. 14. 1. 

 Norway. 



Skeleton. Norfolk, England (from W. J. Angove (c). 85. 8. 4. 1. 

 peat-bog). 



S. Aries, Bouches du Rhone, Lord Lilford (p). 94. 5. 30. 1. 



Prance. (Dr. P. Siepi.) 



9. Aries, Bouches du Rhone. Dr. P. Siepi (c). 5. 3. 9. 1. 



1. Avignon, Vaueluse. Purchased (Dey- 85. 5. 26. 1. 



rolle). 



Skull. Danube, Austria-Hungary. Purchased (Brandt). 875. b. 



