New-York tribune., 1874-08-18
EXTINCT HOGS OF OHIO.

By JOHN HANCOCK KIIPPART OF COLUMBUS, o.
The title of this paper was the Discovery of
Dicofgos Piaeg0nu eOmDrGsSUs lie COnte. The author
of the paper Mr.. Kppart, is Secretary OF the state
Board Of Agriculture of Ohio The remains under CON
sideraton were found in digging sand the banks Of
the Olentaugy River at street-crosslng within the
CITY of Columbus 0. Mr.. Klippart himself supervised
the excavation OF the second lot Of bones They were
exceedingly fragile leg bones often breaking with little
more than their own weight, and were lmbedded III
calcareous clay abundanty mingled with caleareous
sand solidy was conferred on the bones by boiling
them in glue solution but this had the dsadyantase In
many instances, of separating the bases and heads of
bones from the shafts.
Thc geological formation whore the bones were dis
covered is indicated rs follows; Ine Oeutaney River
untes with the scioto within the ciiy OF Columbus,
coming from distance OF 80 miles on me outcrop OF the
Huron shacs, which furu some what PERCEPTIONS left
bank 10 the river and abound IN sepi iTiG varying in
the Oeutangy is OF valley drt, the country extend
Ing thence TO the westward being level ne ScloO
RIVER coming from direction to the west OF the Olen
tangy and running toward the east of south 10 is
junction with latter lows bed of corniierous
limestone. The valley between, ~ wen as the slr0dnd
ing country, is covered with deep drift determined Ia
boring an artcsan well in the state House yard a. al
that point of 1913 feet DEPTH material Deheyed to 3c
due TO glacial or icobcrg action aud differing essentially
from tnat IN which the fossil remains under consdera
ton were found. II may here be menuoLed that the
bones can only be spoken fossil IN the that
they were found under ground Nr hhppart proceeded
give particulars respecting inc strata pcH'tidic Nv
the arte,an we'll ana discussed the evidences Oi their
glacial origin He thinks the entire area between the
I
Was occupied by single sheet OF water aitcrward hed
with eroded material coming rom hGhef GROUNDS,
and or less rcarranged By tho acu0h OF
water the different strata being very much va
red as to thickness In closely adjoining localities
Sectional drawings exhibited the deposit from which
the remains we're taken Al about 20 feet from the
opening OF the bank aud feet frJm the surface the re
further and four feet deeper revealed the larger ami
mails; the digging proceeding from southeast to north
first presented. II observed that the strata iune
diately above the remains were confused presehtlng
/ lfar
gravel, while the oyerlyhg clay IL apparently intact
undisturbed. Tie ANIMALS were yng slde ny slHe
with their heads toward tHe southeast The jaws were
crushed and skull. fractured, hut there little ev
dencc OF destruction by caruIvorous animals except
that certain bones seem 20 have been gndwei or
crduched after death. One sAelcton contained win Tue
spinal column the following bones III proper position
the Tddle ilst, ana
TIE animaI.ur, yileutv OF he Suidp family having
two median aud two shorter toes shod VIII
hoofs ana lower iucsOr teeth beycied forward. The
skull rather conOld than tnUt OF tnc common
hog both as regards Uranium and face presenting ms
similar angles. The mCdian line Is convex. It's highest
point some distance IN 'front.' OF the OcCipl there is no
iHtertempOra space the temporal ridges uniting IN a
Inc superior portion of the occput Is smaller
than N tine common hog The interval between cuIacs
and prcmoars nearly two inches. the former beng
shorter, stOuter aud less curved than in the hog:
mulqI- premOars are arranged IN straight lines.
Opposite sides beng parallel: tine palate is inch
wiIc between the ieeth The inferior CANNES In the
closed mouth rest III deep pt IN f'nt oi the superior
caucs indicating tHat these teeth arc covered ny the
ips unane the common hog The genoid cavity Is very
sG.d--5eyen-tenjhs OF an men GecIah transverse
diiInetrI-in the middle of the zygrmauc arch.
and one aud tnrcetenihs inches IN 'front.' OF
the styOid: the difference all these particular, from
me common hog beng noteworthy. The external
more anterior and inferior IN position al OF
comparatiyciy lar tie orbit !, more nearly closed
by bone. Less of "a roofing ana more OF varhNulOhs
disuo.lou are indicated 10y these differences fTOm the
common hog Mr. kuDpaTi suggests tiat iup.lu~ks bdy
have afforded food 10 the animal fiuf. NeWp'lry huus
m the skeletons close lance 10 the South Amrri
can peccary though the size - greater Ihcrc may DC
sufficient differences 40 constitute new species the
m.t striking uecular about the head OF these los
sis being the small incs0i-, the somewhat longer ca
the thinner ana more compressed ciIuuii, ana
the ever,on Of the and pO,terOr augts OF the
lower jaw Fragments o.: this animal nave frequently
been fuaud before different portions ol the JEO udt
This Is the irst Instance OF complete skeletons.