50 A F R I c A
distinct anterior foveae and a wedge-shaped, centrally
placed hypoconulid that is distinguished from hypo-
conid by shallow notch. Bases of M1 and 2 hypoconid
cross midline. M1 and 2 buccal and lingual cusps
slightly puffy and somewhat peripherally placed. M3
talonid basin narrow b/l, long m/d, and deeply wrin-
kled. M2 and 3 rounded distally; M3 somewhat
rounded mesially.
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town, 2193 Johannesburg, South Africa.CAVE OF HEARTHS Figure 1. Scale = 1 cm.