Artiodactyla — Hippopotami. 



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and embrace the deer, antelopes, oxen, &c. ; but when the extinct 

 species are considered, these groups are found to be connected 

 by many intermediate or transitional forms. 



Family Hippopotaiuim: (Hippopotamus) . — In these cases are 

 arranged the various remains of the first genus of this group, 

 the Hippopotamus, now only found living along the shores, 

 rivers and lakes of tropical Africa, but once common in 

 England, in the southern parts of Europe, and in India. 



The European Pleistocene species {Hippopotamus major), 

 formerly considered distinct, is now admitted to be indistin- 

 guishable from the existing African species (H. amphibius), 

 tind to that species therefore the fossil remains of Hippopotamus, 

 found in this country, are now referred. 



Pier-cases, 

 No. 11, 12. 

 Table-case, 

 No. 6. 



Pier-case, 

 No. 11. 



Fig. 52 A.— Palatal view of skull of Hippopotamus sivalenns (Falconer and Cautlcy) 

 from the older Pliocene, Siwalik Hills, India. 

 B— Front or symphvsial portion of lower jaw of //. sivalensis, showing the six 

 incisors and the tu.sk-like canines. 



("Both figures one-eighth natural size.) 

 „ C— Molar tooth of same species, showing the worn-down double trefoil 



pattern of the crown (one-half natural size). 



The series comprises specimens from Malta, Sicily, the Val 

 d'Amo, Italy, from Auvergne, France ; from the Narbada Valley 

 and from the Siwalik Hills, India. Its remains have also been 

 found in the Grower Caves, South Wales ; in Kent's Hole, 

 Torquay; in Kirkdale Cave and near Leeds, Yorkshire; in 

 the Norfolk Forest Bed series ; at Lavenham, Suffolk ; at 



