INTRODUCTION — continued 



tagged on to most of the queer beasts that he 

 brought from the strange fossil-world into the 

 one we are more familiar with. What is not 

 known is the story of his struggles and of his 

 self-sacrifice in the pursuit of his researches. 



That is the tale of trials, of triumphs and of 

 tragedies that I have tried to tell in this little 

 book, and I sincerely hope that it will prove of 

 interest, 



ML R. D. 



Anatomy Department 

 University of Cape Town, 

 CAPE TOWN. 



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