. Concerning evolution. Evolution. ***-,. FIGURE NO. 3 THE NEW ZEALAND "LIZARD" [Sphenodon or Hatteria] This animal may well be called a "living ; It is the sole survivor of an ancient group of reptiles— the Rhynchocephalia, a very generalized group, not very far off the aboriginal stock of reptiles from which all other groups took their origin. The animal is one to two feet in length; it persists in some small islands off the New Zealand coast; it hides in holes during the day and hunts for small animals at night. It is the last of its race. Its pineal body shows di
. Concerning evolution. Evolution. ***-,. FIGURE NO. 3 THE NEW ZEALAND "LIZARD" [Sphenodon or Hatteria] This animal may well be called a "living ; It is the sole survivor of an ancient group of reptiles— the Rhynchocephalia, a very generalized group, not very far off the aboriginal stock of reptiles from which all other groups took their origin. The animal is one to two feet in length; it persists in some small islands off the New Zealand coast; it hides in holes during the day and hunts for small animals at night. It is the last of its race. Its pineal body shows distinct evidence of being or having been a median, upward-looking eye. 54. 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 Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933; Dwight Harrington Terry Foundation. New Haven, Yale University Press; [etc. , etc. ]
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