EXTINCT ANIMALS 



would say is that changes in the disposition of 

 land and water have been a great cause in 

 changing the forms of animals and in bringing 

 about the extinction of one set and the flourish- 

 ing of another set. That this rising and sink- 



FiG. 19. — Tlie ruins of the ancient Konian public buildinp;s 

 at Puzzuoli (Puteoli) near Naples. The three celebrated 

 columns are seen on the left. 



ing of the surface of the land really takes place 

 I will try now to give you evidence. 



Here (Fig. 19) is the photograph of the 

 Temple at Puzzuoli, near Naples, on the shore 



years ago by millions. It was feared it might have become 

 extinct, but the cold current having again changed, its 

 numbers have increased once more. 



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