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which plausibly accounts for some of the peculiarities which differentiate the older fossil jaws from modern specimens.

Fig. I.—Tracing showing size of Teeth in the lower jaw of Spy Skull (2/3). (After Fraipont.)

Fig. 2.—Naulette Jaw—side view (1/1). (After M. Dupont.)

Fig. 3.—Naulette Jaw—view from above (1/1). (After M. Dupont.)

Thus, in the dentition of the former, the third or last molar is the largest, whereas in the latter it is the smallest. This feature