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(upper) Cranial Dome of Pithecanthropus erectus from river gravel in Java.
(lower) Skull of a Greek from an ancient Cemetery.
THE
KINGDOM OF MAN
BY
E. RAY LANKESTER
M.A. D.Sc. LL.D. F.R.S.
HONORARY FELLOW OF EXETER COLLEGE, OXFORD; CORRESPONDENT
OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE; EMERITUS PROFESSOR
OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON; PRESIDENT
OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
DIRECTOR OF THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENTS OF THE
BRITISH MUSEUM
LONDON
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO LTD
10 ORANGE STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE
1907
EXTINCT ANIMALS
BY
Prof. E. RAY LANKESTER, F.R.S.
With a Portrait of the Author, and 218 otherIllustrations
Demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. net
DESCRIPTIVE NOTE.
The author gives us here a peep at the wonderfulhistory of the kinds of animals which no longerexist on the surface of the globe in a living state,though once they flourished and held their own.Young and old readers will alike enjoy Prof. Lankester’sinteresting narrative of these strangecreatures, some of which became extinct millionsof years ago, others within our own memory. Theauthor’s account of the finding of their extantremains, their probable habits and functions oflife, and their places in the world’s long history,is illustrated profusely from point to point, addinggreatly to the entertainment