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BRITISH FOSSIL ELEPHANTS. 
Milk Molars. True Molars. 
C - ■ — . —A.--- ^ _____A_ 
I. II. III.' IV. V. VI. 
x2x — #3# #5# — x 6 # #4# —# 7 # x7x —? x8x —? xlOx —? 
2 x — x 3 x x 5 x — x 6x x 4 x •— x7 x x 7 x — ? x 8 x — x 9 x x 10 x — # 12 ®. 
4. The dentition in the Maltese fossil Elephants, as shown by Dr. Falconer, 2 and 
from materials collected by me in the Island of Malta, 3 furnishes a ridge formula in 
the Elephas Mnaidriensis as follows : 
Milk Molars. True Molars. 
( -A-^ ( _____A_ 
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. 
x2x — x3x #4# — #6# x8x — x9x x8x — x 9x xlOx —? #12# — #13# — 
#2#—#3# #5#—#6# #8# —#9# #8# — #10# #10#—P #12# — #13# — 
5. It is to be regretted that the dental series of Elephas Namadicus is not fully 
ascertained, seeing the extremely close morphological resemblances between it and the 
Elephas antiquus. As far as the few instances of lower teeth afford materials for 
comparison, we have : 
Milk Molars. True Molars. 
IV. V. VI. 
? — ? ? — ? ? — 22 . 
# 12 # — ? # 12 —? ? — # 19 #. 
6 . An analysis of molars of E. meridionalis described by Falconer 4 furnishes the 
following: 
Milk Molars. True Molars. 
( -*-\ t -*-^ 
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. 
# 3 # — ? # 5 # — x 6 x #8# — ? #8# — #9# #9# — #10# #13# — ? 
#3# — ? #6#—? #8# — ? #8# — ? #9#—? *11# — #15#. 
From which he formulates the series thus : 
Milk Molars. True Molars. 
3 + 6 + 8 8 + (8—9) + 13 
3 + 6 + 8 8 + (8 — 9) x 13—15. 
It will be observed that the highest expression of the ultimate molar of E. Meri- 
1 Blainville, as pointed out by Falconer, makes the second milk hold seven, and the third milk molar 
six ridges, which is at variance with the rules which have hitherto regulated the dental succession in the 
genus, ‘Pal. Mem.,’ vol. ii, p. 89. The dentition of E. Africanus is still far from being accurately 
determined. 
2 ‘ Pal. Mem.,’ vol. ii, p. 298. 
8 ‘ Trans. Zool. Soc. London,’ vol. ix, p. 36. 
4 ‘Pal. Mem.,’ vol. ii, p. 118. 
