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XXII. The greatest known Dinosaur, Diplodocus . . . .157 



XXIII. Iguanodon bernissartensis . . . . . . .164 



XXIV. A large herbivorous Dinosaur, Claosaurus. (From North 



America) 169 



XXV. A small Dinosaur, Hypsilophodon . . . . .173 



XXVI. Stegosaurus ungulatus 179 



XXVII. (1) The late Prof. 0. C. Marsh. (2) Restored skeleton of 



Triceratops prorsus . . . . . . .182 



XXVIII. Reconstructed skeleton of a great herbivorous Dinosaur, 



Triceratops prorsus 185 



XXIX. The last of the Dinosaurs, Triceratops prorsus Frontispiece 



XXX. Skeletons of Mosasauroid reptiles 191 



XXXI. Restoration of Tylosaurus 197 



XXXII. Group of small flying dragons 205 



XXXIII. Restoration of giant Pterodactyl 209 



XXXIV. A gigantic diver, Hesperornis . . . . . . 217 



XXXV. The Dodo, Didus ineptus 221 



XXXVI. Phororhacos, a Patagonian giant 222 



XXXVII. The late Sir Richard Owen and a skeleton of the Moa . . 225 



XXXVIII. Moas from New Zealand 227 



XXXIX. Tapir-like animals. Eocene period 235 



XL. Coryphodon. Eocene period 251 



XLI. A large extinct mammal, Tinoceras ingens .... 255 



XLII. A huge extinct mammal, Brontops robustus . . . .261 



XLIII. Arsinoetherium zitteli 263 



XLIV. Evolution of the elephant. An early ancestor, Moeritherium 265 



XLV. Evolution of the elephant. Second stage, Palceomastodon . 267 



XLVI. The evolution of the elephant. Third stage, Tetrabelodon . 269 



XLVII. An ancient elephantine monster, Dinotherium . . .271 



XLVIII. Remains of Mammoth, Jakutsk 274 



XLIX. The Mammoth, Elephas primigenius 279 



