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the course of the river. The specimens of hippopotamus have chiefly 

 been from the vicinity of Deo Pachur, from whence the huge specimens 

 of the elephant, now in the Museum, were sent in November 1833, and 

 an account published in the Journal of the Society, for August 1834. 

 In addition to these, some i^^N traces of turtle have been brought in, 

 but no specimen of any carnivorous animal has as yet been found 

 among the numerous graminiferous classes. , 



Campf Gov. GenL Agent at Rewahy 

 Uth February, 1840. 



Remarks by Dr. T. R. Roth. 



Calcutta, January 18, 1841. 



Returning to you with many thanks the drawings of fossil bones 

 which you had the kindness to communicate to me, I embrace 

 this opportunity to draw your attention on that figure which is marked 

 B. No. 8, and by the learned gentleman who did send it, supposed to 

 be the lower jaw of an hippopotamus. I own I was myself in the 

 first time led to the same opinion by the very singular shape and 

 breadth of the whole, and the situation of the tusks ; but when I 

 counted the teeth, and found 3. 1. 7, and much more, when I observed 

 the small distance of the first molar from the tusk, and the shape of the 

 last molar, I was not more at a loss ; for all that shews me, that 

 I have before me the jaw of a species of Palaeotherium, which will 

 very likely prove to be a new one, because it differs from all spe- 

 cies known till now, by the obtuseness and breadth from one tusk 

 to the other. I would suggest that you should induce your correspon- 

 dent to send either more detailed drawings, or the specimen itself 

 if possible, for further examination. 



Fig. a and b I consider myself as a most extraordinary skull. The 

 proportion of the margo orbitalis externus (posterior) to the tuber 

 frontalis of the horn is like that of the Bos Grunniens ; but the 

 small height of the skull is very singular, and worth a full and accurate 

 description. 



d g and n I suppose are remains of two different species of Antelope. 

 B 7 and C of Sus. E surely of hippopotamus ; but whether A 4 

 belonged to an individual of the same kind I cannot tell at present. 



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