UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS 



BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 



GEOLOGY 



Vol. 5, No. 25, pp. 391-395 ANDREW C. LAWSON, Editor 



NEW MAMMALIA 



FROM 



RANCHO LA BREA 



BY 



JOHN C. MEBRIAM. 



CONTENTS 



Canis orcutti, n. sp 



Canis andersoni, n. sp 



Canis occidentals furlongi, n. var 



Lynx calif ornicus fischeri, n. var 



In the collections of mammalian remains from Rancho La 

 Brea there are a number of mammalian species which have not 

 as yet been described. As it is necessary to list a number of 

 these forms in several publications, it is desirable to present the 

 following brief descriptions of the species : 



CANIS OECUTTI, n. sp. 



Type specimen no. 10842, Univ. Calif. Col. Vert. Palae., from 

 the asphalt beds of Rancho La Brea near Los Angeles, California. 



This species is represented by a considerable number of speci- 

 mens, amounting to something less than ten per cent, of the 

 total mtmber of skulls representing the Canidae in the Rancho 

 La Brea fauna. The species is closely related to Canis ochropus 

 Eschscholtz now living in Southern California. The skulls of 

 Canis orcutti, though showing approximately the same length as 

 the living C. ochropus, are noticeably broader across the palate 

 and zygomatic arches. The mandible is considerably higher, 



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