THE OKTGIN AND AXTIQUTTY OF MAX r,l 



was found iiiihiMldcd iii;iii\' t'cct below the siirracc in 

 undisturbed beds of sand or i^ravd, and geologists tell us 

 tlie a,i>(' of llic sand bed, the age of the remains must be at 



FlGLKK i;5. All iiilaiit. tlircc \\c<'ks ..1.1. supportiiiii- 

 own wi'ij^lit for over two iiiimites. 'Iho attitude 

 tlie lowtT limbs, feel, and toes is stiil<inyly siuii; 



its 

 of 

 in. 



least as old as the sand bedJ-^ Geologists are able to esti- 

 mate with a})i)roximate accuracy the age of certain de- 

 posits of sand or gravel by determining the rate at which 

 similar beds are being formed at the present day through 

 tlie agency of rivers or glaciers. In this way we may be 

 certain of the age of these remains within a negligible 

 error. It is to be remembered that geologists measure 



12-b The bones of assoeiated fauna are also an evidenee of anlitiuity. 



