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saurus by Conybeare, had been found in deeper strata of 

 British rocks; and these, as well as other monsters whose 

 remains were unearthed in various parts of the world, 

 bore such strange forms that even the most sceptical 

 could scarcely hope to find their counterparts among 

 living creatures. Cuvier's contention that all the larger 



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vertebrates of the existing age are known to naturalists 

 was borne out by recent explorations, and there seemed 

 no refuge from the conclusion that the fossil records 

 tell of populations actually extinct. But if this were 



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