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and the Rhinoceros tichorinus, but was subsequent to and not contem- 
poraneous with the RAznocerds merkii and the Elephas antiquus. Mon- 
sieur Fraipont enumerated the pithecoid characters found in the 
skeletons of Spy, and concluded that there was ‘‘an ascending 
evolution, the most characteristic of humanity’’ during the Qua- 
ternary Period. 
Monsieur de Quatrefages reserved his opinion upon the characters 
named by Monsieur Fraipont as simian or pithecoid. 
Dr. Topinard was doubtful if the facial portion of the skull of the 
man of Spy was correct, and in consequence thereof the osteology of 
the face must rest doubtful. 
Monsieur Manouvrier admitted the general resemblance of the men 
of Spy with those grouped around the skull of Neanderthal, but 
explained some of their diversities. He investigated the morphology 
of the femur and tibia of the men of Spy, and interpreted it differ- 
ently from Mr. Fraipont. 
Dr. Deniker could not agree with M. Fraipont in the simian char- 
acters which he found in the man of Spy. Dr. Topinard stated also, . 
on the side of Dr. Deniker, that the incurvation of the tibia existing 
among the gorillas is not found among the orangs. 
M. Fraipont explained his meaning of the terms simian and pithe- 
coid, so that they did not appear so strong as he had at first stated. 
Dr. Hamy said that the discovery made by M. Fraipont at the 
cavern of Spy gave proof of the existence near the middle of the 
Quaternary period of the existence of a special human race. His 
discoveries had rehabilitated the skull of Neanderthal, and completed 
the passage between the exaggerated type of that race and the speci- 
mens less accentuated of Brux of Canstadt and of Engisheim, and 
permits us to utilize the most precious pieces known, now nearly for- 
gotten, the debris of the skeleton of Lahr. Dr. Hamy recounted the 
circumstances in which Ami Boue discovered the skeleton of Lahr in 
1823, of their translation to the museum, and that they had finished 
by taking their legitimate place by the side of the remains from 
Neanderthal and de la Naulette. He described rapidly the bones of 
each member, the fragments, etc., going on from head to foot, and 
showed the analogies which these pieces presented with those of 
Spy, and demonstrated by these comparisons that the skeleton of 
Lahr was indeed contemporaneous with the Lehm from which it 
been extracted, and it was now, by reason of the discovery of Spy, to 
be classed among the human remains of the race of Canstadt. 
Am, Nat.—August.—6. 
