The Pleistocene of North America: and its vertebrated animals from the states east of the Mississippi River and from the Canadian provinces east of longitude 95°Hay, Oliver Perry
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The Pleistocene of North America: and its vertebrated animals from the states east of the Mississippi River and from the Canadian provinces east of longitude 95°
Hay, Oliver Perry
Paleontology -- North America; Paleontology -- Pleistocene; Vertebrates, Fossil
Under this number must be included the fine palate and teeth found in
excavating for a sewer on the South Side, at Milwaukee. The record as to
exact location, depth, and kind of materials overlying it is missing. A
description of it, with illustrations, was published by the present
writer in 1912 (Iowa Geol. Surv., vol. XXIII, p. 409, plate LIX).
This individual probably had a history not greatly different from that
of the Cold Spring Avenue elephant.
MARYLAND.
(Map 11.)
1. _Oxford Neck, Talbot County._—In 1869, Cope (Proc. Amer. Philos.
Soc., vol. XI, p. 178) stated he had seen in the collection of the
Baltimore Academy of Natural Sciences two molars, the tusk, maxillary
and premaxillary bones, and parts of frontals, with fragments of other
bones, which he referred to _Elephas americanus_ Leidy. These, it is
supposed, were remains of _E. primigenius_. Lucas (Maryland Geol. Surv.,
Pliocene and Pleistocene, 1906, p. 164) refers to these remains and
identifies them as certainly those of _E. primigenius_. He found a
smaller tooth of this species which had come from Oxford Neck. Leidy
(Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. VII, 1869, p. 255) speaks of the
teeth, tusks, and the other parts mentioned above.
VIRGINIA.
(Map 11.)
1. _Saltville, Smyth County._—In 1914, Mr. H. D. Mount, of the Mathieson
Alkali Works, of Saltville, sent to the U. S. National Museum some
remains of an elephant, identified as _Elephas primigenius_. These were
found about 1896 in making an excavation for the water reservoir. The
most important parts sent are teeth, whole or fragmentary, and appear to
represent three or four individuals. Among the teeth is a complete but
considerably worn upper left hindermost molar and an unworn upper second
true molar. The former indicates the presence of 23 ridge-plates; the
latter 16 of them. Remarks on this discovery and a list of all the
species secured will be found on page 352.
NORTH CAROLINA.
(Maps 11, 39.)
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