. The age of mammals in Europe, Asia and North America. Mammals, Fossil; Paleontology. PLEISTOCENE OF EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA, AND NORTH AMERICA 411 sis),^ the typical Palaeolithic mvn of Europe, who were far more primitive both in skull and limb structure than the Neolithic men (see Fig. 180). The skull of Neandertal man was characterized by an extremely receding forehead, by the great prominence of the supraorbital ridges, and by a rather slender. Fig. 181. Skull of a ' Neandertal man ' from the cavern of La Chapelle-aux-Saints (Correze), France. After Boule. jaw. The occipital projection for t
. The age of mammals in Europe, Asia and North America. Mammals, Fossil; Paleontology. PLEISTOCENE OF EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA, AND NORTH AMERICA 411 sis),^ the typical Palaeolithic mvn of Europe, who were far more primitive both in skull and limb structure than the Neolithic men (see Fig. 180). The skull of Neandertal man was characterized by an extremely receding forehead, by the great prominence of the supraorbital ridges, and by a rather slender. Fig. 181. Skull of a ' Neandertal man ' from the cavern of La Chapelle-aux-Saints (Correze), France. After Boule. jaw. The occipital projection for the attachment of the superior muscles of the neck was large, indicating that these muscles at the back of the neck were strongly developed, a character necessary to meat-eaters before the ^ The mid-Pleistocene man was definitely named Homo neanderthalensis by Cope in at the time of the discovery of the skeletons of Spy; it seems, however, that King had pre- viously (1864) used the same term. Schwalhe (1901) remarks, . . "the species of man which I, together with King (1864) and Cope (), designated as Homo ; In the following year (1902) the same author introduces the terni Homo primigenius, which is that generally adopted in Germany. Among French authors the same man is known to-day as Homo mousteriensis. This polynomial usage serves at least to emphasize the unanimous opinion as to the distinct specific character of mid-Pleistocene 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 Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935. New York, The Macmillan Company
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