M.
Length of bony palate ·227
Length of head along the top ·743
Length of nasals ·398
Breadth at nasal tuberosities ·123
Distance between median projections ·385
Breadth of head posterior to median projections ·189
Breadth of head before posterior projections ·228
Breadth of head behind posterior projections ·312
Distance between extremities of posterior projections ·462
Length of nasals to ridge between median projections ·234
Length from ridge between median to ridge between
posterior projections ·374
Length of zygomatic arch (straight) ·285
Length from angle of nares to end of nasals ·162
Length from angle of nares to end of premaxillaries ·114
Width between tips of premaxillaries ·053
Circumference of median projection at top ·203
Circumference of posterior projection at top ·329
Height of median projections from ridge between them ·174
Height of posterior projections from ridge between them ·239
Length of nasals anterior to nasal tuberosities ·0415
_Teeth._--These are peculiar for their small size compared with the
bulk of the animal; for their slender fangs, and for the distance
through which these are exposed.
_Upper Jaw._--Formula: I. 0/0, C. 1/1, Pm. 3/3, M. 3/3.
_Canines._--The sockets of these teeth have been already described:
the fangs are very long, somewhat longer than the crown, and the
teeth apparently grew from permanent pulps. The crown is long,
compressed and recurved; the posterior margin is sharp, and exhibits
some indications of a slight serration.
_Premolars._--The first premolar is not preserved in our specimen.
The second and third are subequal, and of about the same
conformation. They are implanted by three fangs, one internal and
two external. The crown is subcircular at the base. The basal
ridge is large, and completely surrounds the crown; above this the
crown becomes somewhat trihedral: and is composed of two pyramidal
lobes, which meet internally and externally, and are divided by a
valley. The summits of the lobes form transverse grinding ridges;
the anterior one is the lower, and is crescent-shaped, while the
posterior is straight; the anterior ridges throughout the series are
much the most worn. The basal ridge is not indented on the outer side
at the opening of the valley as in _Dinoceras_.
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