[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?