CANIS ANDERSONI Merriam, J. C. 

 Text figures 41 and 42 



Canis andersoni Merriam, J. C, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bull. Dept. Geol., vol. 5, p. 393, 1910. 

 Type specimen no. 12249, University of California Collections in Vertebrate 

 Palaeontology. Prom the asphalt beds of Rancho La Brea, California. 



A single specimen in the collections from Rancho La Brea represents a 

 short-headed, coyote-like wolf quite different from any form known to the 

 writer. The skull (figs. 41 and 42) is about as broad as that of Canis ocliropus 

 but is relatively very short, with a relatively short and broad muzzle. This 

 difference is noticeable also in comparison with the typical C. latrans. Though 



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41 



40 



Fig. 40. Canis ochropus orculti Merriam, J. C. Superior view of skull, no. 12264, X %. Rancho La Brea 

 Beds. 



Figs. 41 ami 42. Canis andersoni Merriam. J. C. Skull, no. 12249, X %. Fig. 41, superior view; fig. 42, in- 

 ferior view. Rancho La Brea Beds. 



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