I 921 ] Merriam-Stock: Notes on Peccary Remains 17 



Measurements 



Radius-ulna, no. 4402: 



Greatest transverse width of articulating surface for humerus 30.3 mm. 



Least width of joined radius and ulna 27 



Fourth metacarpal, no. 4403 : 



Greatest length 80.1 



Least width of shaft 12 



Least anteroposterior diameter of shaft 12.8 



Ungual phalanx, no. 4401 : 



Anteroposterior diameter 28.3 



Greatest proximal width 14.3 



Greatest height 19.2 



Astragalus, no. 24066: 



Greatest length along inner side 34.4 



Greatest width of distal end 22.2 



Least width across dorsal surface at distal end of trochlea for tibia.... 15.8 



CONCLUSION 



The information gained from a study of peccary remains from 

 Rancho La Brea, consisting of a fragmentary skull, the superior denti- 

 tion, and a few skeletal parts, indicates the presence there of the genus 

 Platygonus. A close relationship exists between the species from the 

 asphalt beds and P. compressus and P. leptorhinus. Certain charac- 

 ters of the skull suggest, however, the possibility of specific or sub- 

 specific separation from other known American forms. 



