. The age of mammals in Europe, Asia and North America. Mammals, Fossil; Paleontology. B Fig. 174.—A. Eolith, Mafflean Epoch, Belgium. B. Palffiolith, Chellean Epoch, Milton Street, Kent, England. C. Neolith, Upper Robenhausian Epoch, GiUe Leie, Denmark. Photograph by MacCurdy, 1909. edged or pointed for It is a puzzling fact that the earliest eoliths resemble the later ones, there being, therefore, little development or im- provement in form for hundreds of thousands of years. Eoliths have been discovered not only in Upper Miocene deposits of central France, but in early Pleistocene
. The age of mammals in Europe, Asia and North America. Mammals, Fossil; Paleontology. B Fig. 174.—A. Eolith, Mafflean Epoch, Belgium. B. Palffiolith, Chellean Epoch, Milton Street, Kent, England. C. Neolith, Upper Robenhausian Epoch, GiUe Leie, Denmark. Photograph by MacCurdy, 1909. edged or pointed for It is a puzzling fact that the earliest eoliths resemble the later ones, there being, therefore, little development or im- provement in form for hundreds of thousands of years. Eoliths have been discovered not only in Upper Miocene deposits of central France, but in early Pleistocene gravels of France (St. Prest) and Belgium, in southern England (possibly Kent), and in Upper Oligocene beds of Belgium. The Belgian geologist Rutot has devoted his life to the Eolithic period and proved that, like the Palaeolithic, it is capable of sub- division into a number of stages or industries, which are geologically demon- strable (see Table by MacCurdy). Perhaps the most convincing discovery 1 Wilson, J. H., Recent Journeys among Localities noted for the Discovery of Remains of Prehistoric Man. Ann. Acad. Sci., Vol. XVI, no. 2, Mar. 17, 1905 (read Jan. 18, 1904), pp. 65-74. 2 Penck, A., The Antiquity of Man. Lecture before Washington Acad. Sci., Feb. 1, 1909. Abstr. Science, , Vol. XXIX, no. 739, Feb. 26, 1909, pp. 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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