fossil remains of the Rhinoceros. i jg 
One of the bones of the carpus of the left foot. 
The lower extremity of the right ulna. 
The lower extremity of the inside toe of the right foot. 
The head of the os humeri. 
The upper part of the right femor with the epiphysis sepa- 
rated. 
The metacarpal bone of the middle toe of the right fore foot. 
All these bones are in the most perfect state of preserva- 
tion ; almost every part of the surface entire, to a degree that 
I have never seen in specimens of fossil bones. The metacarpal 
bone is complete except a small injury on one side of it, which 
it received probably at the time it was dug out of the clay. 
The teeth of the Rhinoceros differing in their form as 
well as structure, from those of every known animal, it 
was readily ascertained that these fossil teeth belonged to 
that animal ; and it is a circumstance extremely satisfactory, 
that every one of the portions of bones dug up, possessed 
some distinguishing character, so as not only to enable me to 
ascertain the particular bone to which each broken portion 
belonged, but that character was also sufficiently well 
marked, to make it clear that the bones belonged to the 
Rhinoceros. 
It was very much in our favour, that the elephant is the 
only animal whose equality of size could lead us into any 
mistake on this subject. 
The metatarsal bone, the only one which was sent up en- 
tire, was immediately recognized to belong to the Rhinoceros, 
since these bones in that animal are nearly double the length 
of the same bones in the elephant. 
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