. Science from an easy chair; a second series. Science; Natural history. 130 A STRANGE EXTINCT BEAST ago heard of the existence of a bone-containing deposit of Pleistocene age in hme-stone caverns and fissures in the island of Majorca, and with the true enthusiasm of an explorer determined to carry on some "digging" there and see what might turn up. In the following spring she was there, and obtained a number of bones, jaws, and portions of skulls, which appeared at first sight to be those of a small goat. Its size may be gathered from the fact that. Fig. 21.—Side-view of the skull a
. Science from an easy chair; a second series. Science; Natural history. 130 A STRANGE EXTINCT BEAST ago heard of the existence of a bone-containing deposit of Pleistocene age in hme-stone caverns and fissures in the island of Majorca, and with the true enthusiasm of an explorer determined to carry on some "digging" there and see what might turn up. In the following spring she was there, and obtained a number of bones, jaws, and portions of skulls, which appeared at first sight to be those of a small goat. Its size may be gathered from the fact that. Fig. 21.—Side-view of the skull and lower jaw of a goat. inc. i. The three lower incisor teeth of the left side. can. i. The little canine tooth grouped with them. p. The toothless front part of the upper jaw. Upper molars or "; Lower molars or grinders. Compare this and the following figures with Fig. 15 showing the more complete " dentition " of the pig. its skull is six inches long. These and the bones of a few small finches were all that rewarded her pains. The bones of fossil goats (of living species) are found in caves at Gibraltar and in Spain; so at first the result seemed dis- appointing. But on carefully clearing out the specimens. 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 Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929. London, Methuen
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