. Catalogue of the mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British museum. Mammals. 892 equal to that of alveolus, tliau lialf lieight. liostruiu ratlier long, nearly iiacallel-suled wlieii viewed from above, though shghtly wider somewhat beyond middle than at base, and tapering rather noticeably in front, its width everywhere greater than that of iuterorbital constriction ; nasals wide, abruptly rounded off anteriorly, where they project so as to conceal incisors, tapering gradually to a narrow base, wliere they are abruptly truncate at level of posteri
. Catalogue of the mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British museum. Mammals. 892 equal to that of alveolus, tliau lialf lieight. liostruiu ratlier long, nearly iiacallel-suled wlieii viewed from above, though shghtly wider somewhat beyond middle than at base, and tapering rather noticeably in front, its width everywhere greater than that of iuterorbital constriction ; nasals wide, abruptly rounded off anteriorly, where they project so as to conceal incisors, tapering gradually to a narrow base, wliere they are abruptly truncate at level of posterior extremity of nasal branches of premaxiilaries, and of middle of infraorbital foramina; in lateral view the rostrum is strongly cuneate, its least depth, immediately behind incisors, contained about 2| times in that at alveolus of m^ ; incisive foramina very small, slit-like, at level of anterior border of zygomatic root, their greatest diameter contained about six times in diastema (three times in space in front of them, twice in that behind). Palate very narrow, its least breadth scarcely its surface marked by a median ridge and two lateral grooves ; pos- terior termination of palate simple,, without pits or changes of level; mesopterygoid space parallel-sided, about twice as long as wide, squarely truncate anteriorly at level a little behind that of alveolus of m^; hamulars simple, straight, slightly diverging, widely separated from bulla5; ectopterj^goid narrow, the pit deep and widely open at bottom. Mandible slender, appearing dispro- portionately small for the very large incisor which projects conspicuously behind as well as in front, and to which the ramus is little more than a sheath; coronoid process high, slightly recurved, its anterior border rising abruptly from level of front of ; articular process low, its base distorted by the shaft of incisor; angular process with rather long, strongly convex lower border, its free portion short, abruptly curved outward,
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