. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palæontological science. Paleontology. FAUNA OF THE POST-PLIOCENE. 359 schatka, and the Stanovi Mountains (Dawkins): It occurs in the Pre-Glacial forest-bed of Cromer in Norfolk, survived the. Fig. 267.—IVIolar tooth of the Mammoth i^Elephas priinigeniiis), upper jaw, right side, one-third of the natural size, a, Grinding surface ; b, Side view. Post-Pliocene. Glacial period, and is found abundantly in Post-Glacial de- posits in France, Germany, Britain, Russia in Europe, Asia, and North Ame
. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palæontological science. Paleontology. FAUNA OF THE POST-PLIOCENE. 359 schatka, and the Stanovi Mountains (Dawkins): It occurs in the Pre-Glacial forest-bed of Cromer in Norfolk, survived the. Fig. 267.—IVIolar tooth of the Mammoth i^Elephas priinigeniiis), upper jaw, right side, one-third of the natural size, a, Grinding surface ; b, Side view. Post-Pliocene. Glacial period, and is found abundantly in Post-Glacial de- posits in France, Germany, Britain, Russia in Europe, Asia, and North America, being often associated with the Reindeer, Lemming, and Musk-ox. That it survived into the earlier portion of the human period is unquestionable, its remains having been found in a great number of instances associated Avith implements of human manufacture ; whilst in one instance a recognisable portrait of it has been discovered, carved on bone. Amongst other Elephants which occur in Post-Pliocene de- posits may be mentioned, as of special interest, the pigmy Elephants of Malta. One of these—the Elephas Melitensis^ or so-called "Donkey-Elephant"—was not more than four and a half feet in height. The other—the Elephas Falconeri^ of Busk—was still smaller, its average height at the withers not exceeding two and a half to three feet. Whilst herbivorous animals abounded during the Post- Pliocene, we have ample evidence of the coexistence with them of a number of Carnivorous forms, both in the New and the Old World. The Bears are represented in Europe by at least three species, two of which—namely, the great Grizzly Bear {Ursus ferox) and the smaller Brown Bear {Ursjis ardos) —are in existence at the present day. The third speciesfs the. 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
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