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GIANTS AND PIGMIES. 



eqnally developed that they form one unbroken series with the 

 premolars and true molars, which character is now maniicsted 

 only in the human species." (4). Another mammal found at 

 Montniartre is the Xiphiodoen (jrarife. Its form was light and 

 graceful, and somewhat resembled that of a stHg. (5). Another 

 is Cliaerop<yUnnus Cucien. This too is found at Montmartre. 

 Tliis quadruped must have resembled the Peccary of South 

 America. It was the earliest form of the hog-triV)e (Owen), 

 In the "Formation of Anvergne " there have been found a 

 great number of the bones of mammals. Among these have 

 been recognised (6). Cainothere, (7). Ampliistra^juhid elerjans, 

 Pomelj (8). Microtliere, (9). Hijaenodon. In the Basain do 

 Mayence are recognized the mammals (10). Hippdherinni 

 rp'aciU ; allied to the horse, (11). Acrotherium ( rhlnonems 

 incisivux). The two last localities, although at a distance from 

 Paris, are geologically very near. Transferring them thus to 

 Montmartre, they can lnII be accommodated between the gypsums 

 and marls, and the oyster beds^ &c., of the fables de Fontaine 

 bleau of the summit ; as they do not range geologically higher 

 than the Calcaires de Ikie Meulieres (Burhstones) of Ikittes 

 Chaumont. This grand assemblage of mamn>al3 of various 

 character and perfect organization constitutes, certainly, r^ 

 mighty (Almighty) step in advance of preceding periods. The 

 Flora and Fauna seem adnurably to illustrate the written 

 Record: "And Got! said, let the earth bring forth grass, the 

 herb yielding seed after its kind and the fruit tree yielding 

 fruit whose seed is in itself upon I'lO earth, and it was so."^ 

 Gen. i 11. "And God said, let the earth bring forth the living 

 creature after his kind, Behemoth and creeping thing and beast 

 of the earth after his kind, and it was so." Verses 24 and 25. 



41, Itt a preceding No. (27) I refeiTed to- the Isle of 

 Wight in connection with the elevation of Mount Lebanon 

 and Montmartre. Its geology may also be correlated with that 

 of the Paris and Londtm Basin?. Its formatiuns are the Wealden^ 

 Cretaceous, lower and upper, Eocene, lower and upper. 

 Osborne, the residence of Her Majesty the Queen, is (»n the 

 Eocene fof naation. Having correlated the geology with that of 



