. Animals of the past; an account of some of the creatures of the ancient world. Paleontology. 20 ANIMALS OF THE PAST and that not only shows the teeth and spines but the faint imprint of the body and fins as well. And from such rare examples we learn just what teeth and spines go with one another, and sometimes find that one fish has received names enough for an entire school. These ancient sharks were not the large and powerful fishes that we have to-day—these came upon the scene. The Skull and Jaws of Dinichthys In the American Museum of Natural Histon-. later—but mostly fishes of small siz
. Animals of the past; an account of some of the creatures of the ancient world. Paleontology. 20 ANIMALS OF THE PAST and that not only shows the teeth and spines but the faint imprint of the body and fins as well. And from such rare examples we learn just what teeth and spines go with one another, and sometimes find that one fish has received names enough for an entire school. These ancient sharks were not the large and powerful fishes that we have to-day—these came upon the scene. The Skull and Jaws of Dinichthys In the American Museum of Natural Histon-. later—but mostly fishes of small size, and, as indicated by their spines, fitted quite as much for defence as offence. Their rise was rapid, and in then turn they became the masters of the world, spreading in great numbers through the waters that covered the face of the earth; but their supremacy was of short duration, for. 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 Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929. New York
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