ON THE FOSSIL BONES OF THE ELEPHANT. 



305 



It follows from this, that the skulls to which these jaws belonged 

 must have been similar to those of Siberia ; and that the characteristics 

 of the latter were not simply individual differences, but belonged to the 

 whole fossil species. 



The following are the characteristics presented by the lower 

 jaws: — 



1st.— The Indian and African species have their lower teeth con- 



INDIAN SKULLS. 



_-A 



AFRICAN SKULLS. 



A ^ 



Skull of 



the great 



Indian 



Skeleton 



with 



Short 



Teeth. 



Skull of 

 the great 



Indian 

 Skeleton 

 with long 



Teeth. 



Separate 

 Indian 

 skull, 

 a varie- 

 ty with 

 long 

 Teeth. 



Another 

 separate 

 Indian 

 SkuU, 

 with 

 short 

 Teeth. 



Skull of a 

 middle- 

 aged 

 Indian 

 Elephant 



with 

 straight 

 Teeth, 

 belong- 

 ing to 



M. 

 Corse. 



SkuU of 

 a young 



Indian 

 elephant 

 from the 

 Museum 



of Mr. 

 Brookes. 



Skull of an 

 African 

 Skeleton. 



Separate 

 African 

 Skulls. 



pi. 7. 

 fig. 1. 





pi. 8. 

 fig. 2. 





pi. 18 

 fig. 3 



pi. 18 

 fig.l&2 







0,885 



0,437 



0,49 



0.805 

 0.65 



0,673 



0,51 



0,806 



0,433 



0,49 



0,755 

 0,614 



0,654 



0,455 



0,713 



0,344 



0,442 



0,703 

 0,52 



0,515 



0,413 



0,64 



0,374 



0,366 



0,676 

 0,512 



0,463 



0,36 



1,092 



0.480 

 0,606 



0,882 



0,438 



0,252 

 0,171 

 0,435 



0,288 

 0,249 



0,731 



0,296 



0,438 



0,822 

 0,551 



0.532 



0,480 



0,59 



0.255 



0,395 



0,626 

 0,551 



0,463 



0,405 



2,880 

 8 feet 



10 

 inches 



— 



-- 



— 



— 



— 



2,630 



8 feet 



one inch 



— 



verging forwards, like the upper ; whence it follows that the canal hol- 

 lowed out in the centre at the anterior part of the jaw is long and 

 narrow. 



The fossil jaws have their teeth almost parallel, like the skulls. 



