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on the Ohio, in 1740, Buffon proceeds: "Mr. 

 du Hamel, of the Royal Academy of Sciences, 

 informs us that Mr. de Longueuil had likewise 

 brought, in 1740, some very large grinders, 

 found in Canada, and perhaps with the tusk 

 and femur which I shall mention. These 

 teeth have no characters in common with 

 those of the elephant, but greatly resemble the 

 teeth of the hippopotamus, so that there is 

 reason to believe they may be part of that 

 animal; for it can never be supposed that 

 these teeth could have been taken from the 

 same head with the tusks, or that it could have 

 made part of the same skeleton with the femur 

 above-mentioned: in supposing this, it would 

 be necessary to suppose an unknown ani- 

 mal, which had tusks similar to those of 

 the elephant, and grinders resembling those 

 of the hippopotamus. (Voyez Ics Mtmoires d^ 

 tAcadhiie Roy ale des Sciences^ Annee 1762./* 



Here M. de BufFon, however unwillingly, 

 has drawn a true picture of the Mammoth, 

 with some little variation, inasmuch as the 

 tusks do resemble those of the elephant, except 

 in having a greater curve and spiral tv/ist, and 



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