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The temporal fossae are long and meef: above at a sagittal ridge : the 

 orbit is bounded by a descending post-orbital process. The teeth in- 

 clude three incisors, one canine, and seven molars on each side of both 

 jaws: the canines are smaller than the first premolar, and do not project 

 beyond the level of the other teeth ; but these form one unbroken series, 

 as in the Human Subject ; no Mammalian animal, existing or extinct, 

 resembles Man in this character, except the Anoplotherium : the name* 

 implies the harmless nature of the beast, which was unprovided with 

 horns, tusks, claws, or any other instrument of offence. 



Presented by Prof, de Blainville. 



The following casts of the bones of the Anoplotherium, from No. 1087 to 

 No. 1103 inclusive, belong to the same right fore-foot, and were presented to 

 the College by Baron Cuvier. 



3 087- The right scaphoid bone of the Anoplotherium commune. 



1088. The right semilunar bone of the Anoplotherium commune. 



1089. The right cuneiform bone of the Anoplotherium commune. 



1 090. The right pisiform bone of the Anoplotherium commune. 



1091. The right trapezium of the Anoplotherium commune, 



1092. The right trapezoides of the Anoplotherium commune. 



1093. The right os magnum of the Anoplotherium commune. 



1 094. The right unciform bone of the Anoplothermm commune. 



1095. A rudimental metacarpal bone of the right inner toe of the right fore- 



foot of the Anoplotherium commune ; it corresponds with the second 

 digit of the pentadactyle foot. 



1096. The metacarpal bone of the innermost of the two fully developed toes of 

 the right fore-foot of the Anoplotherium commune ; it corresponds with 

 the third metacarpal bone of the pentadactyle foot. 



* a priv. ottXov weapon, deploy beast. 

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