﻿MONOGRAPH 



THE BRITISH MAMMALIA 



PLEISTOCENE PERIOD. 



THE CAVE HYiENA. 



Order-CARNIVORA. 



Family— IIYvENIDiE. 



Genus — Hyaena. 

 Species — Ilyana crocula, Erxleben. 



I. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. 



The early history of the recognition of remains of the hyaena in Europe is dealt with 

 by Cuvier, and much use has been made of his account in the following pages. 



The first evidence for their occurrence is afforded by a figure of part of the right 

 mandibular ramus given by Kundmann in his ' Rariora Naturae et Artis,' published in 

 Breslau in 1737. He regarded this as similar to that of a calf, but its hjaenine nature 

 was recognised by Cuvier. 



Thirty-seven years later (1774), Esper figured bones from Gailenreuth — an atlas 

 which he regarded as hyaenine, but which Cuvier says is that of a bear, — and some 

 teeth, which he regarded as belonging to a lion, but which Cuvier says are hyaenine. 



Again, in 1784, Collini gave an excellent figure of a hyaena skull found near 

 Mannheim. Unfortunately, however, he was disposed to regard it as perhaps that of 

 a seal. 



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