ELEPHAS. 



woolly covering and some of the long hair are shown in Pier- 

 case 31. Further confirmation of this peculiarity of the 

 Mammoth is found in the rude sketches scratched on ivory 

 by early Man, who was evidently quite familiar with the 

 animal. A reproduction of one of these early drawings is 

 shown near Wall-case 1. 



The finest Mammoth skull hitherto collected in England 

 is shown in. Case M : this specimen was obtained from the 



Fig. 30. 



Grinding-surface of upper molars of (A) the Asiatic and (B) the 

 African Elephant. About -| nat. size. 



Pleistocene brick-earth at Ilford in Essex. Most of the skeleton 

 seems to have been found with it, but the bones were 

 unfortunately destroyed before their interest was recognised. 

 The tusks in this skull are 10 feet 6 inches in length beyond 

 the sockets. 



In North America several species of Mammoth occur, such 

 as JZ. imperator and E. jeffersoni ; some of these attained a 



