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It is possible, as Prof. Haeckel suggests, that it has been found in 

 Pithecanthropus * the fossil fragments of which were discovered in 

 Java, but the problem has not as yet been solved and perhaps the 

 answer will always be, "We do not know." 



Genus HOMO Linn. 



Homo Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., X ed., I, 1758, p. 20. Type Homo sapiens 

 Linn. 



Dental formula: I. ^^j C. ^^> Pm. ^-^> M. ^-^ =32. 

 -' 2-2 i-i 2-2 3-3 



Homo sapiens americanus (Linn). 

 American Indian. 



[Homo sapiens] Americanus Linn., Syst. Nat., X ed., 1758, p. 20. 



Type locality — America. 



The supposed origin and antiquity of Man in this region will not be 

 discussed here, as the subject is beyond the scope of this work. 



* The Last Link, London, 1898. 



