. Animals of the past, an account of some of the creatures of the ancient world. ndance of remams, 60same as Basilosaurusdescription, 58, 63habits, 59 266 .INDEX Zeuglodon, Kochs restoration, 6Sname, 58, 69once numerous, 60size, 58 specimen of, 68structure of bones, 64teeth, 58, 69*. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 4 NEW YORK, 1913 Printed for the Museum PREFATORY NOTE As Mr. Lucas has, in substance, writtenelsewhere, not so very long ago Dinosaurswere terrible reptiles indeed, whose very nameswere quite sufficient to deter the averageperson from making their acquaintanc
. Animals of the past, an account of some of the creatures of the ancient world. ndance of remams, 60same as Basilosaurusdescription, 58, 63habits, 59 266 .INDEX Zeuglodon, Kochs restoration, 6Sname, 58, 69once numerous, 60size, 58 specimen of, 68structure of bones, 64teeth, 58, 69*. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 4 NEW YORK, 1913 Printed for the Museum PREFATORY NOTE As Mr. Lucas has, in substance, writtenelsewhere, not so very long ago Dinosaurswere terrible reptiles indeed, whose very nameswere quite sufficient to deter the averageperson from making their acquaintance. To-day, thanks to museums, and especially to theAmerican Musemn of Natural History whichhas ever striven to popularize science, thesegreat creatures of the past are so well knownthat their discovery is an item of ordinary newsand their names are as familiar in our mouthsas household words. The Hall of Dinosaursis known to all and the huge skeletons areamong the exhibits that are most popular withthe children. With the ever growing interestin the creatures of other days, there has beena general desire to know more about have had many calls in the past for a popu-lar book on extinct animals, but hitherto—formany reasons—^have been unable to supplythe demand furth
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