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of them happened to he broken so as to expose the interior, 
and, if we might form the same conclusions from it as we 
should in the human subject, its condition would strengthen 
the opinion that the animal was of mature age, for in early- 
life these processes consist of solid bone, but as age advances 
are gradually excavated into larger and larger cells, and in 
the specimen exhibited these cells were very large. The 
lower jaw was remarkably large and strong, and the ramus 
formed a right angle with the body of the bone as it does in 
middle life in man. There was one peculiarity which he 
had observed in the condyle, namely, that the smooth articu- 
lating surface extended very far round the back of it, indi- 
cating that the mouth could be opened to a great extent, 
and this, together with the formidable teeth, would no doubt 
give the animal, to say the least of it, an alarming appearance 
if suddenly encountered in its native wilds. 
The bones of the neck were, as usual in the mammalia, seven 
in number ; they were very well joined together, the upper 
surface of their bodies being concave from side to side to 
receive the convex lower surface of each one above. They 
had well marked additional processes or rudimentary ribs, 
but the most remarkable feature was the great length and 
strength of the spinous processes, which would give advanta- 
geous attachment to very powerful muscles capable of exert- 
ing immense force in twisting the head from side to side as in 
the action of tearing anything with the teeth. The general 
appearance of the dorsal and lumbar vertebrae agreed with 
the human bones ; the ribs were twenty-six in number 
instead of twenty-four, and as several of them remained in 
their natural position, connecting the sternum with the 
spine, it could be seen that the sternum, instead of having a 
nearly vertical position as in man, was very oblique, the 
lower part projecting forward and showing a great capacity 
of chest. The sacrum was unlike the human sacrum, being 
much longer and narrower. The haunch bones were also 
