Excerpt from Description of New Carnivores From the Miocene of Western Nebraska Fourth and Fifth Cervical Vertebrate. - The fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae 'are heavier than the preceding vertebra. The postero-inferior branch, or costal element of the transverse process, is also more developed the neural arches are more deeply emarginated in front and behind; the neural spines are higher and the tubercles above the postzygapophyses are smaller. There are otherwise no marked differences between the third, fourth, and fifth cervical ver tebrae. In the two latter vertebrae the ventral keel of the centrum does not termi nate posteriorly in a tubercle as in Canis, but laterally has a broad area with small tubercles, similar to what is observed in Felis leo. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from New Suilline Remains From the Miocene of Nebraska The writer wishes to express his thanks to Dr. W. J. Holland, Director of the Carnegie Museum, for kind suggestions and assistance in the preparation of this manuscript for the press. The illustrations are from drawings made by Mr. Sydney Prentice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.