. On mammalian descent. Being nine lectures delivered in the theatre of the Royal College of Surgeons during February, 1884. Mammals. Lect. IV.] THE EXTINCT GLYPTODON. 95 lost relative, the Glyptodon. These forms, with their bony cases, horn-covered, are not such strange members of the Mammalian class, to my mind, as the Pangohns, with their merely horny, imbricated scales. At first sight, we seem to have in these old-world Edentata types that have relapsed into a reptilian condition ; they are, however, merely mimetic of the scaly tribes. The Armadillos come nearest to the Eeptiles, such as t
. On mammalian descent. Being nine lectures delivered in the theatre of the Royal College of Surgeons during February, 1884. Mammals. Lect. IV.] THE EXTINCT GLYPTODON. 95 lost relative, the Glyptodon. These forms, with their bony cases, horn-covered, are not such strange members of the Mammalian class, to my mind, as the Pangohns, with their merely horny, imbricated scales. At first sight, we seem to have in these old-world Edentata types that have relapsed into a reptilian condition ; they are, however, merely mimetic of the scaly tribes. The Armadillos come nearest to the Eeptiles, such as the Blind-Worm, the Tortoise, and the Crocodile, whose. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Parker, William Kitchen, 1823-1890. London, Griffin
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