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Smithsonian Institution
United States National Museum
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Memorandum
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C.B. = Chesapeake Beach

Platanistidae

[[underlined]] Heterodelphis klinderi [[/underlined]] - Teeth too small - 10 in 5 cm
Symphysis short
[[underlined]] Cyrtodelphis sulcatus [[/underlined]]
(= [[underlined]] Schizodelphis canaliculatus [[/underlined]])
Brandt, Pl. 26 figs 28-29 - Teeth about same size, but mandible much wider.

[[underline]] Acrodelphis / or champso) letochae [[/underline]]
    Brandt pl. 28. Teeth too near together. 5 teeth
= 2 to 2 1/2 cm. Width less near symphysis, - 
1.7 cm. Length to symphysis in frequent 17.8 cm
against 30 cm in CB. specimen

Acrodelphis ombonii - teeth about same size [[insertion]] ^  & distance apart [[/insertion]] - mandible much wider, about 3.8 cm near symphysis