SOME NOTES ON THE EARLY HOMINIDiE 201 
Pithecanthropus erectus or Homo Javanensis 
In the year 1891 Dr. Eugene Dubois discovered in the 
Island of Java (whither he had gone with the firm intention 
of discovering the missing link) a portion of the calvarium or 
a, Skull-cap viewed from above; b, in profile ; 
c, in vertical- mesial section ; d and e, the 
first molar tooth found ; / g, femur from 
the front and in profile. (After Dubois.) 
skull-cap, and a third molar tooth of the right side. In the 
following year a left femur or thigh-bone was found at a distance 
of about 50 feet from the tooth, and a little later the second 
molar tooth of the left side was discovered. It should be 
noted that though these bones and teeth were not found in 
close proximity, still they occupied the same horizon (Eig. 1). 
These bones have been subjected to a most careful examination 
by the leading European anatomists. 
The opinion of these experts is divided : some regarding 
