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CARNIVORA. 
M, 1692. The extremity of the muzzle; from the Upper Eocene of 
(fig.) 
Mouillac, near Caylux (Tarn-et-Garonne), France. This 
specimen *, of which the palatal aspect of one side is repre- 
sented in the woodcut (fig. 3), shows on the left side the 








Oxyena gallig.—Anterior part of the left half of the palate ; 
from the Upper Hocene of Mouillac. }. 
alveoli of the two incisors (of which the outer is much 
larger than the inner), the canine (with the greater part 
of the crown broken away), and the first and second pre- 
molars. There is a small interval between the outer 
incisor and the canine; the first premolar (which has but 
one root) is in apposition to the canine; and the second 
premolar (which has two roots) is very close to the first. 
In. the following table the dimensions of this specimen are 
compared with those of the type specimen as given by 
Filhol, viz. :— 
B.M. Filhol. 
Antero-posterior diam. of base of canine. 0,021 0,020 
Transverse ,. 5, é ue . 0,014 0,012 
Antero-posterior diam. of base of pm. 1.. 0,012 0,006 
pm.2.. 0,0135 0,0187 
9° 99 99 
1 This specimen has been previously noticed and figured by the present 
writer in the Geol. Mag. dec. 3, vol. i. p. 445. 
