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dyle of the neck, an angle of 135 degrees, 

 a line from the condyle of the neck descend- 

 ing in an angle of forty-five degrees to meet 

 the posterior part of the upper teeth; because 

 on this oblique line, above the teeth, the in- 

 ner nostril commences and runs parallel ^with 

 the teeth, terminating in the forehead, be- 

 tween the eyes, where it serves for the origin 

 of the proboscis * ; and, because the tusks, 

 which are of perfect ivory, are simply curved, 

 and resembling those of the living Elephant. 



And yet with these traits of resemblance, 

 there have been observed in the head and other 

 parts several features, which distinguish it 

 specifically from either the African Elephant, 

 or that of Asia, which it most resembles. I 

 shall only remark, that the teeth appear to be 

 distinguished by having the laminae of enamel 



* This inner nostril In x[\^ Mammoth, instead of having 

 ^he direction mentioned above, runs directly upward at right 

 angles from the teeth, and terminates in the broken part of 

 the head posterior to a concave surface, which, if it be the 

 cerebellum^ is uncommonly low and small. This inner nos- 

 tril, as far as we can trace it, is very smooth and cylindrical. 

 Could the nostril have terminated as in the whale, and for a 

 similar purpose ? 



