FOSSILS FROM THE RIVER PEBBLE PHOSPHATE 
DEPOSITS. 
ARMADILLO AND CAPYBARA. 
Fig. 48.— Chlamytherium septentrionalis (Leidy). At the top of the figure 
is seen a plate from the movable band, exterior view; below at the left, one of 
the dermal scutes, showing the coarse and rather deep sculpturing that charac¬ 
terizes most of the scutes of this species; at the right is seen the fourth tooth, 
counting from the back, of the right lower jaw, viewed from the inner side, 
showing the two faint furrows and the wavy cross lines of the tooth. Fla. Geol. 
Surv. collection. All natural size. From Vero. 
Fig. 49.— Chlamytherium septentrionalis (Leidy). The horizontal ramus of 
the right jaw viewed from above, showing the molariform teeth. Approximately 
four-fifths natural size. The tooth shown in fig. 48 is from this specimen. Fla. 
Geol. Surv. collection No. 1722. The specimens illustrated are from Pleistocene 
deposits at Vero, Florida. The same species, however, is found in the river 
pebble phosphate deposits on Peace Creek. 
Fig. 50.—Molar teeth of a capybara-like rodent. Collection of S. A. Rob¬ 
inson. These teeth, which apparently represent an undescribed species, indicate 
a rodent similar to, but larger than the modern capvbara of South America. In 
size this species approximates the giant capybara, Hydrochoerus giganteus Lund. 
The presence of this species in Florida is of interest since it indicates the ex¬ 
istence of another of the South American animals in Florida during Pleistocene 
time. 
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