fossil remains of the Rhinoceros . 1S1 
It consisted of 
6 o Phosphate of lime. 
28 Carbonate of lime. 
2 Animal matter. 
10 Water. 
The tooth consisted of 
78 Phosphate of lime. 
8 Carbonate of lime. 
8 Extraneous earthy matter. 
6 Animal matter, water and loss. 
At my request he made at the same time an analysis of a 
Rhinoceros’s tooth found at Brentford, and of the tibia of an 
Hippopotamus found at the same place, as well as of the rib 
of the fossil remains of an animal of the fish tribe found at 
Lyme ; an account of the Brentford bones, as well as of the 
bones at Lyme, has a place in the Philosophical Transactions. 
The Rhinoceros’s tooth from Brentford contained 
70 Phosphate of lime. 
6 Carbonate of lime. 
20 Extraneous earthy matter. 
4 Animal matter and water. 
The tibia of the Hippopotamus contained 
50 Phosphate of lime. 
5 Carbonate of lime. 
24 Siliceous earth. 
10 Aluminous earth. 
4 Oxide of iron. 
2 Water. 
5 Animal matter. 
