LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii 



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20. A Single Vertebra of Brontosaurus . . 97 



21. Moloch, a Modern Lizard that Surpasses the 



Stegosaurs in All but Size . . . 100 

 From a drawing by J. M. Oleeson. 



22. Skeleton of Triceratops ..... 103 



23. The Horned Ceratosaurus, a Carnivorous 



Dinosaur 106 



From a drawing by J. M. Oleeson. 



24. Stegosaurus, an Armored Dinosaur of the 



Jurassic ...... 108 



From a drawing by Charles R. Knight. 



25. Skull of Ceratosaurus . . . .110 

 From a specimen in the United States National Mttseum. 



26. Triceratops, He of the Three-horned Face 126 

 From a statuette by Charles R. Knight. 



27. A Hint of Buried Treasures . . . 137 



28. Relics of the Moa . " . . . .140 



29. Eggs of Feathered Giants, ./Epyornis, 



Ostrich, Moa, Compared with a Hen's 

 Egg 148 



30. Skull of Phororhacos Compared with that 



of the Race-horse Lexington . .151 



31. Leg of a Horse Compared with that of the 



Giant Moa . .152 



