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of clay, fragments of rock, bones, pebbles, and 
stalagmite,) coprolitic masses, bodies resembling 
indurated adipocere, portions of rich spongy fibrous 
clay, and patches of black mould, were also dis¬ 
tributed through the same bed. No hair was found. 
The bones were in great number and variety, and 
for the most part it appeared, that besides the se¬ 
parate occurrence of those species which are pre¬ 
daceous, such as the fox and hyena, there was 
moreover, a separation of the herbivorous from the 
other kinds ; but this may have been accidental, and 
it must be recollected that this account refers only 
to such portions of the cavern as remained for our 
examination. It is for the same reason difficult, or 
impossible to state the proportions borne by the 
different kinds to each other ; but, if the facts pre¬ 
sented by these remaining portions of the cave could 
be allowed to furnish such a statement, it would be, 
that the rapacious exceeded in number the other 
creatures. Very many dozens of hyenas’ teeth were 
collected ; and in one small spot having an area 
not greater than four feet, I extracted seven dozens 
of canine teeth 6f this animal. Next in frequency 
of occurrence to the bones of the hy&na and fox 
were those of the horse, ox, deer, sheep, and rabbit. 
After these, ranks the rhinoceros, whilst the bones 
of the elephant, wolf, pig, glutton, bear, and duck, 
were extremely rare. Phalangeal bones and a very 
few others were all that I found perfect, the rest 
being in a broken state. The long bones had gener¬ 
ally lost their epiphyses, and very many, not 
excepting those of the hyaena, were marked by teeth 
of some predatory beast, and evidently show that 
they had been chipped and gnawed. One or two 
fragments display on their surfaces, scratches re¬ 
sembling those made by the teeth of a weasel, or 
animal of that kind. Teeth of very aged animals 
