LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Fig. page 



41. A tabular view of the strata of the earth's crust, 



showing the relative thickness of each " system " 

 or group of strata, and the position in which 

 important animal remains have been discovered . 60 



42. Map of the World, sho-nang its division into great 



provinces and regions characterised by the 

 presence of different kinds of animals . . 63 



43. Photograph of the original piece (seven inches long) 



of a thigh bone of a gigantic bird, from the 

 examination of which Sir Richard Owen inferred 

 the former existence of a gigantic flightless bird in 

 New Zealand 68 



44. Photograph of Sir Richard Owen standing beside 



the restored skeleton of the New Zealand Moa 

 (Dinornis maximus) ..... 69 



45. Photograph of the skeleton of Man and Horse from 



a groujo, prepared under the direction of Sir 

 William Flower for the Natural History Museum 71 



46. Photograph of the back of a skull of an Ox , , 73 



47. Photograph of the back of a Crocodile's skull . 74 



48. Drawing of the auditory organ or internal ear of 



man ........ 75 



49. Photograph from a section through the bone in 



which the soft internal ear is lodged . . 75 



50. Photograph from preparations of the upj^er and 



lower jaw of a Pig, to show the teeth in jjosition. 78 



51. Photograph of a preparation of the teeth of the 



upper and lower jaw of a Pig .... 79 



52. Photograj^h of a preparation of the upper and lower 



jawbone of man ...... 80 



53. Skull of the Clouded Tiger . . . .81 



54. Photograph of the skull of the Coyjou Rat . ,82 



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