On the structure and affinities of the musk-deer (Moschus mosciferus, Linn.) / by William Henry Flower.
- William Henry Flower
- Date:
- 1875
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: On the structure and affinities of the musk-deer (Moschus mosciferus, Linn.) / by William Henry Flower. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![1 he number of ridges in front of the first premolar is ten on each side ; and five or six may be counted behind ; but the last are very indistinct. The soft palate extends about an inch behind the last molar, roofing over a portion of the fauces, which is much contracted and tubular, and ends by a straight sharp border. Fig. 1. The palate, natural size. The general form of the palate differs from that of the Roe, and more resembles that of Tragulus in the widening opposite the canines, evidently in relation with the great development of these teeth in the male. It also differs from the Roe and approaches Tragulus in the ridges being less regularly placed and less strongly imbricated and denticulated. In the last-named animal the ridges, though strongly [4]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22455310_0006.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
