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The general assemblage of the Mammalian remains collected at Aurignac, shows that the Carnivora, in number of species, were almost equal to the Herbivora. Subjoined are lists of both, with an approximate valuation of the number of individuals referrible to each species.

1. Carnivora.

Number of individuals.

1. 1

   Ursus spelæus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5—6

1. 2

   Ursus Arctos? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 3

   Meles Taxus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1—2

1. 4

   Putorius vulgaris ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 5

   Felis spelæa ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 6

   Felis Catus ferus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 7

   Hyæna spelæa ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5—6

1. 8

   Canis Lupus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3

1. 9

   Canis Vulpes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

18—20

2. Herbivora.

1. 1

   Elphas primigenius, two molars

1. 2

   Rhinocerus tichorinus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 3

   Equus Caballus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

12—15

1. 4

   Equus Asinus? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 5

   Sus Scrofa, two incisors

1. 6

   Cervus Elephas ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 7

   Megaceros hibernicus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

1. 8

   C. Capreolus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3—4

1. 9

   C. Tarandus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

10—15

1. 10

   Bison europæus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

12—15

Among the Oamivora, Felis spælea was represented only by a single canine and a premolar bearing the mark of a fracture caused by some violence. From this it may be presumed that the body of the animal was never conveyed to the spot, and that the teeth had been brought with a special intention, and the rather so because both were collected within the sepulchre, and one of them (the canine sent to M. Leymerie) beyond (à travers) the human bones at the first discovery of the place by Bonnemaison.

As the two molars of the Elephant are also the only relics of that species, their being brought by man to the place where they were found, may also be referred to some customary purpose. And the same may be said of the two incisors of the Wild Boar, likewise the only relics of that species discoverable among such a considerable heap of bones.^[1]

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1. In the lower grotto of Massat, another ancient station, where man has left numerous relics of his feasts, the Boar is also represented by by a single molar. Certain nations of antiquity had, at an ear]y epoch, a marked repugnance to the