---------------------------------+---------+----------+--------
| M. | M. | M.
|T. No. 1.|T. No. 2. | Lemur.
---------------------------------+---------+----------+--------
Length of entire molar series | ·038 | ···· | ·032
Length of premolar series | ·017 | ···· | ·0125
Length of true molar series | ·021 | ···· | ·0195
Fore-and-aft diameter of canine | ·003 | ·005 | ·0065
Length of last molar[2] | ·008 | ···· | ·005
Width of last molar | ·004 | ···· | ·003
Length of second molar | ·007 | ·007 | ·0072
Width of second molar | ·005 | ·006 | ·005
Length of last premolar | ·0055 | ···· | ·007
Length of penultimate premolar | ·004 | ···· | ·005
Depth of jaw at second molar | ·012 | ·012 | ·0095
Thickness of jaw at second molar | ·0065 | ·009 | ·004
---------------------------------+---------+----------+--------
[Footnote 2: In measurements of teeth we use the word _length_ to
mean antero-posterior diameter, and _width_ to mean transverse
diameter.]
Specimen No. 1 was found at Cottonwood Creek, and specimen No, 2 at
Henry's Fork, Wyoming.
HYOPSODUS, Leidy.
Pr. Ac. Nat. Sc., 1870, p. 110.
Lower teeth: I. 3, C. 1, Pm. 4, M. 3, in uninterrupted succession.
Last molar has cusps in opposing pairs; the antero-internal cusp on
all the molars is single; the last molar has a heel, and the last
premolar has an inner cusp. The true molar cusps are all high and
simple.
Hyopsodus paulus, Leidy.
Loc. cit., p. 110.
This is one of the most common fossils found in the Bridger Basin.
We have numerous specimens, chiefly from Henry's Fork, exhibiting
a large range of individual and sexual variation. As Dr. Leidy has
already pointed out, the strength and depth of the lower jaw is
extremely variable, increasing with the age of the animal; so that
the most worn teeth are associated with the deepest jaws.
In addition to the jaws and teeth, (which have been very accurately
described), we have a portion of a pelvis and femur, which are
important as tending to confirm the reference of this genus to the
Lemurs.
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