. Animals of the past : an account of some of the creatures of the ancient world. Paleontology. 142 ANIMALS OF THE PAST was man. At that time, western North America was a country of many lakes, for the most part com- paratively shallow, around the reedy margins of wliich moved a host of animals, quite unlike those of to-day, and yet foreshado^\dng them, the fore- runners of the rhinoceros, tapir, and the horse. The early horse—^we may call liim so by courtesy,. Skeleton of tlie Modern Horse and of His Eocene Ancestor. although he was then very far from being a true horse—was an insignificant l
. Animals of the past : an account of some of the creatures of the ancient world. Paleontology. 142 ANIMALS OF THE PAST was man. At that time, western North America was a country of many lakes, for the most part com- paratively shallow, around the reedy margins of wliich moved a host of animals, quite unlike those of to-day, and yet foreshado^\dng them, the fore- runners of the rhinoceros, tapir, and the horse. The early horse—^we may call liim so by courtesy,. Skeleton of tlie Modern Horse and of His Eocene Ancestor. although he was then very far from being a true horse—was an insignificant little creature, appar- ently far less likely to succeed in life's race than his bulky competitors, and yet, by making the most of their opportunities, his descendants have sur- vived, while most of theirs have dropped by the way- side; and finally, by the aid of man, the horse has. 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 : American Museum of Natural History
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