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however, with respect to which there can be no doubt, and consisting of large frag- 
ments of the pelvis, including an entire acetabulum 4"‘6 in diameter, occurred in this 
part of the cavern “ immediately beneath the stalagmite door ; ” whilst a fragment of a 
femur was met with 10 feet from the west entrance, at a depth of only 2 feet in the 
third bed, above which lay a cake of stalagmite. 
The numerous teeth of both jaws and of all ages appear to me to belong, without 
exception, to Rhinoceros tichorhinus ; but I should not omit to mention that, with respect 
to one specimen among them, Dr. Falconer appears to have hesitated in opinion, as I 
find a note of his in which he remarks that “ it is something like R. hemitcechus .” 
The Rhinoceros bones and teeth are all dark-coloured and highly dendritic or in- 
filtrated with manganesic oxide : most of them are much gnawed ; and amongst these I 
have selected one of several portions of the shaft of the femur to show the manner in 
which they have been attacked, undoubtedly by the Hycena (Plate XLIV. fig. 1)*. But 
some among them are remarkably perfect, presenting no marks of gnawing nor any 
indication of their having been rolled by water : amongst these are two or three 
astragali and a remarkably perfect os magnum. 
3. Equus. 
The equine remains include about thirty well-marked specimens, and a few others 
not so strictly determinable. They all appear to have belonged to the same species, 
the individuals differing only slightly in stature, which seems to have been from 13 to 15 
hands high, and are indistinguishable by any character of the teeth or bones from the 
existing Equus caballus. Remains of animals of various ages are met with, though the 
majority have been mature, and some aged. The bones themselves differ considerably 
in condition, some exhibiting every indication of great antiquity, whilst others have a 
more modern aspect, in which respects the equine remains closely resemble those of the 
Bear. 
Bones of the Horse occurred in the following situations : — 
1. Reindeer Gallery, at distances of from 16 to 86 feet from the entrance, and gene- 
rally at depths in the third bed varying from 12 to 42 inches. .The only two exceptions 
are : — one instance in which it is recorded that the specimen was found on the surface 
of the fourth bed, but in a spot where it is probable the ground had been previously 
disturbed; and a second, in which a much-worn tooth was met with at a depth of 
24 inches in the fourth bed, associated with bones of the Bear, and in a spot where it is 
noted that “ the ground appeared to be quite undisturbed ” (the specimen is that of 
the first upper molar of .the right side, about 1"*6 long and 1" X V in the crown). 
Another tooth, found at no great distance from the above, though at a less depth in 
the third bed, presents equal signs of great antiquity. It may not improbably have 
* I am informed by Mr. AV. Boyd Dawkins that he has noticed precisely similar gnawed fragments of the femnr 
of Rhinoeei’os in great numbers (I think he said 200) from AYokey Hole. The occurrence, therefore, of such 
remains may be regarded as diagnostic of the presence of the Hycena , even in the absence of its own relics. 
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