. The Canadian naturalist and geologist. Natural history -- Periodicals. Lower Jaw—one-eighth natural size. Figr. Front view of Head—one-eighth natural size. The head terminated anteriorly and above in two great incisors, representing the premaxillary, behind which on either side were the maxillaries—broad, flattened bones of very dense tissue—along the lower edge of which was set one row of small robust teeth, which were neither implanted in sockets nor cemented to the jaw, but were formed by the consolidation and prolongation of the jaw tissue. The mandibles are over two feet long by six
. The Canadian naturalist and geologist. Natural history -- Periodicals. Lower Jaw—one-eighth natural size. Figr. Front view of Head—one-eighth natural size. The head terminated anteriorly and above in two great incisors, representing the premaxillary, behind which on either side were the maxillaries—broad, flattened bones of very dense tissue—along the lower edge of which was set one row of small robust teeth, which were neither implanted in sockets nor cemented to the jaw, but were formed by the consolidation and prolongation of the jaw tissue. The mandibles are over two feet long by six inches deep, laterally flattened and very massive, being without any medullary cavity. The anterior extremity was turned up in a huge triangular tooth, composed of dense ivory-like tissue, which. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Natural History Society of Montreal. Montreal, Dawson
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