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XI. A GIGANTIC HORNED DINOSAUR, TRICERATOPS PRORSUS 



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XXIV. SIR RICHARD OWEN AND SKELETON OF DINORNIS MAXIMUS ix 



I. SEA-SCORPIONS 25 



II. FISH-LIZARDS 41 



III. PTERODACTYLS LONG-NECKED SEA-LIZARDCUTTLE-FISH 



OR BELEMNITE . . 55 



IV. A GIGANTIC DINOSAUR, BRONTOSAURUS EXCELSUS . . 69 

 V. THIGH-BONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE DINOSAURS, ATLAN- 



TOSAURUS 71 



VI. A CARNIVOROUS DINOSAUR, MEGALOSAURUS BUCKLANDI . 79 



VII. A GIGANTIC DINOSAUR, IGUANODON BERNISSARTENSIS. . 97 



VIII. A GIGANTIC DINOSAUR, IGUANODON MANTELLI . . . 101 



IX. AN ARMOURED DINOSAUR, SCELIDOSAURUS HARRISONI . 105 

 X. A GIGANTIC ARMOURED DINOSAUR, STEGOSAURUS UN- 



GULATUS 113 



XII. GROUP OF SMALL FLYING DRAGONS, OR PTERODACTYLS . 131 



XIII. GROUP OF SEA-SERPENTS, ELASMOSAUR, AND FISHES . . 141 



XIV. A LARGE EXTINCT MAMMAL, TINOCERAS INGENS . . 151 

 XV. A HUGE EXTINCT MAMMAL, BRONTOPS ROBUSTUS . . . 161 



XVI. A GIGANTIC HOOFED MAMMAL, SIVATHERIUM GIGAN- 



TEUM .169 



XVII. SKELETON OF GREAT GROUND SLOTH OF SOUTH AMERICA 179 

 XVIII. GREAT GROUND SLOTH OF SOUTH AMERICA, MEGATHERIUM 



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