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HOESE AND MAN. 



horse are much more strongly developed. It is 

 appropriately named the Anchitherium — i.e. the 

 creature approaching the horse. In this animal 

 there were apparently three toes, all resting on the 

 ground, and the other two almost touching it. Next 

 came the Hipparion — i.e. an animal almost a horse. 



LEFT FOOT OF ANCHITHEEIUM. LEFT FOOT OF HIPPARION". 



This creature had still the three toes, but only the 

 central toe rested on the ground, the others being 

 drawn upwards 



I intentionally used the word ' apparently ' 

 when describing the toes of the anchitherium, and 

 for the following reason. Let the reader again look 



