EXTINCT ANIMALS 



elephant ancestor of the mastodon kind to 

 which Dr. Andrews has given the name Palseo- 

 mastodon. The skulls and many limb -bones of 



Fig. 1 



Fig. 4 



Fig. 2 



Fig. 3 



Fig. 5 



Fig. 86. — Profile views of a series of Elej^liant ancestors, from 

 drawings by Dr. Andrews. 1. The Indian Elephant. 

 2. The American Mastodon. 3. The Miocene Tetrabelo- 

 don (France). 4. The Eocene Palseomastodon (Egypt). 

 5. The Eocene Meritherimn (Egypt). 



this interesting creature have been obtained, 

 and are now reposing, some in Cromwell Road 



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