THE HISTORY OF THE PRIMATES 



Figure 70. Rhodesian Skull. A, face view; B, side view. ( From Clark, "The History 

 of the Primates," 3rd Ed., British Museum of Natural History, 1953. ) 



oid type have been found in eastern Europe and in Asia. It is probable 

 that, as early as the second interglacial period, a modern type, but highly 

 variable, race of man inhabited much of the Old World. As the fourth 

 glaciation set in, those with more extreme Neanderthaloid traits were 

 isolated from the rest in southwestern Europe. Developing in isolation, 



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