Survey of Wyoming, 1871, p. 359.--_Limnohyus robustus._--Marsh,
American Journal Science and Arts, 1872, p. 124.
_Specific characters._--Sagittal crest short and thick. Temporal
fossæ not very deep. Frontals diverge rapidly. Occipital condyles
wide and low; the same is true of the foramen magnum. Meatus
auditorius high and deep. Glenoid cavity shallow; no internal
process. As compared with _P. Paludosus_, post-glenoid process not
so much compressed. Occipital region comparatively higher and not
so concave. The occipital condyles are more prominent. The zygomas
are lighter. Head larger than _Paludosus_, perhaps not so large as
_Vallidens_.
Description from (i) a head, complete, but distorted, with complete
dentition, upper and lower. (2) A head somewhat crushed, and lacking
some portions, with full set of upper molars and canines. (3) A great
number of fragmentary specimens of different parts of the body.
_Dentition._--In the upper jaw the incisors are arranged in a
semi-circle as in _P. paludosus_; they have long fangs and short,
conical crowns, with a decided basal ridge, which is very strong in
the third. They increase from first to third, which is very large and
pointed.
The canines have very large and long fangs (longer than the crowns).
The crowns are very stout and pointed, constituting formidable
weapons. In section they are nearly circular, with a distinct
hinder margin and a slight recurve. A rudimentary anterior margin
is sometimes present, and of the faces thus marked off, the inner
is much smaller and flatter. The general direction is forwards,
downwards, and slightly outwards. There is a diastema of about half
an inch between the incisors and canines.
_Premolars._--The first is very small, about half an inch from the
canine, simple and conical, with an obscurely marked basal ridge, and
two heavy fangs.
Further description of the upper dentition is unnecessary, owing to
the complete work of Dr. Leidy upon the subject.
The _lower incisors_ are placed in a semi-circular row, and are
somewhat procumbent, though hardly as much so as in the tapir. They
are much as in _P. paludosus_, but are relatively smaller, and have
not such distinct basal ridges; features which indicate a departure
from the carnivorous type, and a nearer approach to the herbivorous
type. The lateral incisor, though the largest of the series, is not
so large nor so pointed as in _P. paludosus_. There is no diastema.
The _canines_ are about equal in size to those of the upper jaw,
growing from stout fangs and permanent pulps. The margins of the
crowns are more decided, and are smooth, leaving a very narrow and
flat inner face. A feeble basal ridge. When the jaw was closed, the
lower canines passed inside and in front of the upper.
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