[140a]

It is very remarkable on ancient jaws of Europe being related to many Australian genera: Mr Ogleby objects to its marsupian mammiferous character of those jaws; on account of the points of agreement by Mr Owen to aberrant marsupials. Now might we not expect; on my theory that an ancient Marsup. would with the killed parts of the Class.

[140av]

Owen is of same opinion as Phillips of York; namely that Australia in its Trigoniæ Terebratula (& Cycadeæ) & in its relation of Dasyurus to Phascolotherium Bucklandii & in number of teeth to Myrmecobius. i e. Australia has been separated from the old world since this period. Ranks between Thylacinus & Didelphis. Think over this: Think of Marsups. in America & case of I of Madagascar

[140b]

Owen remarked that Chæropotamus of Pachydermata is nearest to Peccari, as Tapir is Anoplotherium in Southern Hemisphere. (Edentata Didelphidæ?)

Chæropotamus leads to Carnivora as Dicotylus? leads to Ruminatia

NB (Moschus of Mr Platt is new species of this genus:

These facts are curious.

[in margin:] Marsupials have existed only in S. & Edentata?