The southern eocene flora of England points more to Australian 

 types, and it would appear that this first dawn (Eocene) of life 

 advanced from north southward. 



Turtles and Crocodiles (Crocodiles GaviaKs) sported in the waters. 

 QigSint\c,\)\vt\^s,( Gastornis Paridemis),osX,TiG\i and albertros-hke birds 

 ran and flew about. Numerous quadrupL'ds, similar to out present 

 fauna existed, together with herbiverous pachyderms and iusectiver- 

 ous bats, opossums and monkeys roamed the land, and it is probable 

 that the ArcMtherium, a three-toed quadruped of pony size, supposed 

 to be the ancestor of the horse, was also abroad. 



During this period, north Europe was one contment. South 

 Europe, north Africa, Asia minor, Alps, Carpathians, Caucasus and 

 Himalayas, were not, their place was occupied by the sea and the 

 nummulitic limestone which now enters largely into their structure 

 was being deposited. 



Since then many vast changes have taken place, we have become 

 insular, our western mountain range has been shorn down to its 

 present modest dimensions. 



The mighty mountains and continents just enumerated have been 

 uplifted. A stupendous revolution has been enacted which is 

 scarcely comprehensible ! Out of the nummulitic limestone thus 

 raised, the Sphynx has been carved and Pyramids built. Even since 

 then, empires have passed away, and languages have become dead ! 

 The valleys have been exalted and the mountains laid low ! 



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