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a point on the beam opposite the distal end of the base of the second tine is about 

 7 inches ; and from the posterior edge of the burr, in a straight line, about 19 inches. 



Opposite the back-tine, the beam is 2'1 inches in greatest dorso-ventral diameter ; and 

 it is still 1-9 inches thick, becoming flat above, but remaining convex below, at a point 

 9 inches above the middle of the base of the tine. The front edge of the antler is 

 wanting from a point 6-5 inches above the tine c, and for 11 inches from its lower end 

 the fractured edge varies from 1-4 to 1-7 inches in thickness. Posteriorly the edge has 

 been getting thinner from the back- tine, about 10 inches above which it expands into 

 a large palmated crown, the plane of which is different from that of the part which 

 precedes it. The beam, from the second tine to the base of the palmation, was extended 

 upwards in a plane about 45° from the median vertical plane, its edge being seen in a 

 view of the skull from the front. The posterior edge of the crown is, on the contrary, 

 rotated outwards and downwards, so that much of its lower surface becomes visible from 

 in front. The posterior edge of the base of the crown is very concave, and passes 

 obliquely upwards and backwards, the palmation extending further backwards than the 

 end of the back-tine. The crown is quite complete except in front, and is everywhere 

 thin, scarcely exceeding an inch in thickness in any part ; its distal border is gently 

 scalloped, about 7 points or rounded lobes being distinguishable, none of them being 

 more than mere denticulations. The thinness of the palmated crown at its antero- 

 distal extremity indicates that no other tines were present in this region. The part 

 between the main palmation and the back-tine is, however, thick (1-7 inches) on its 

 fractured anterior border ; and another anterior tine may have been present in this 

 region, or the beam may have terminated in a distinct point, as in the Belzig specimen 

 (see woodcut, p. 104), mentioned below, or as in C. dama. From a comparison with 

 the latter, I do not, however, think it likely that an anterior tine was present. 



The right antler agrees closely with the left, except that the region above the second 

 tine turns dorsally much more sharply than that of the other side. It is indeed almost 

 at right angles to the beam, whereas that of the left side forms a much more open 

 curve with the beam. The first and second tines agree almost exactly in position with 

 those of the left side, but the second tine is much better represented, measuring 7'5 

 inches in length and being practically complete. At its base it is flattened and is a 

 good deal broader than thick (breadth 2-8 inches, thickness 1-5 inches). The back-tine 

 is lost. The anterior edge of the antler is complete for about 13-5 inches (measured 

 round the curve) above the base of the second tine, and the antler is prolonged for 

 another 10 inches above the point where the anterior edge ceases to be complete. Its 

 thinness makes it practically certain that no other tine could have existed. 



The part of the skull which is preserved measures 9 inches in greatest length, 

 and extends as far forwards as the posterior portion of the orbit. The occipital 

 region and the base of the skull are in good condition. The interval between the 



