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^flrtfelCA.Luas 



Wrector of American Museum of 

 Natural History 



OT so very long ago a 

 Dinosaur was regarded 

 as a terrible reptile, in- 

 deed, whose very name was 

 sufficient to deter us from 

 wishing further acquaintance with him. 



Now the name is as familiar in our mouths as 

 household words; the discovery of a Dinosaur is 

 announced by the daily press as a matter of news, 

 and the Sunday edition depicts him at full length. 

 Sometimes, it is true, the portrait is least recog- 

 nizable by those best acquainted with him, but it 

 shows the public interest in these creatures of a 

 far distant day and a general desire to know some- 

 thing about their lives and times. 



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