CONTENTS

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I.Organization of the expedition—history of the work
done in the Deseado formation[ 1]
II.Description of the Amherst locality—age of the overlying
beds—age of underlying beds—age of Deseado[ 6]
III.Table of the animals—study of the feeding habits—
character of the habitat—the origin of the elements
of the Deseado fauna[19]
IV.Systematic arrangement—the Litopterna, Eoproterotherium,
Notodiaphorus, Deuterotherium, Protheosodon,
Coniopterotherium, Tricoelodus, Proadianthus[28]
V.Typotheria, Archaeohyrax, Plagiarthrus, Prohegetotherium,
Prosotherium, Propachyrucos, Phanophilus,
Archaeophylus, Eutrachytherus, Argyrohyrax,
Isoproedrium[53]
VI.Rhynchippidae, Toxodontia, Rhynchippus, Morphippus,
Eugeniops[86]
VII.Leontinirdae, Leontinia, Ancylocoelus[108]
VIII.Nesodontidae, Proadinotherium, Pronesodon, Coresodon,
Interhippus, Nesohippus[122]
IX.Isotemnidae, Trimerostephanus, Pleurocoelodon, Lophocoelus,
Henricofilholia[129]
X.Homalodontotheria, Asmodeus[134]
XI.Astrapotheria, Parastrapotherium[142]
XII.Pyrotheria, Pyrotherium[156]
XIII.Rodents, Cephalomys, Scotamys, Litodontomys, Asteromys,
Eosteiromys[185]
XIV.Edentata, Proeutatus, Prozaedius, Stenotatus,
Proeuphractus, Peltephilus, Palaeopeltis, Glyptatelus,
Hapalops, Octodontotherium, Orphodon[197]
XV.Marsupialia, Pharsophorus, Notogale, Proborhyaena,
Palaeothentes, Pilchenia, Callomenus, Pseuhalmarhippus,
Parabderites[210]
XVI.Birds, Physornis, Loxornis[225]