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II.—A Restoration of Hyænodon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

W. B. Scott
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Hyænodon is one of the genera of fossil mammals which has been for a long time imperfectly known. Excellently preserved skulls have been described and figured by Leidy and Filhol, and some of the limb-bones and vertebræ by De Blainville and Schlosser. Material was, however, lacking for a satisfactory restoration of any of the species, and the specific refeŕence of the scattered bones found has always remained more or less uncertain. In the season of 1894 Mr. Hatcher had the good fortune to discover in the White River beds (Oligocene) of South Dakota a number of remarkably fine specimens pertaining to several species of Hyænodon, which at length enable us to gain an idea of the appearance of this most remarkable animal.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 2 , Issue 10 , October 1895 , pp. 441 - 443
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1895

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