M. R. Thorpe — Neiv Fossil Carnivora. 



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away, although there is sufficient evidence to show that 

 they were moderately inflated and oval in outline. The 

 foramina correspond very closely in position to those of 

 Megalictis ferox Matthew (1907, p. 197). The condylar 

 foramen is exceedingly small ; the foramen lacerum pos- 

 terius and the carotid canal are not clearly defined but 

 they were located internally and about medially of the 

 bullae ; the stylomastoid foramen is rather large and the 

 postglenoid foramen small, this latter lying about midway 

 between the external auditory meatus and the base of the 

 postglenoid process ; the foramen ovale is moderately 

 large and located internally from about on a line with the 

 postglenoid tubercle; the foramen lacerum medius is 

 likewise large and situated antero-internally from the 



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Fig. 4. — Oligohunis 

 Nat. size. 



dartyi, sp. no v. Holotype. Eight lateral view. 



bulla. The external auditory meatus is quite large and 

 directed forward. The postglenoid process is wide and 

 its lower extremity internally curves downward and for- 

 ward to a marked degree. The mastoid process is robust 

 and heavy, directed much more outward than downward, 

 while the paramastoid is situated considerably more 

 posteriorly and extends somewhat backward but chiefly 

 downward. The basicranial axis is nearly straight ; the 

 pterygoid processes are thin and quite prominent, while 

 the palate was undoubtedly nearly flat. 



The canines are stout and of median length, pi is 

 small and has no diastema on either side. The other 



