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Antiquity of Man: Voluta

Marine and fresh water Voluta Cyrena FRANCE. &c. &c. of Auvergne, Sandstone, indusial limestone of Cantal. Fluvio-marine strata of Merignac and Marine and Fluvialite Bazas ?

Marine shells such as Cypræa, Oliva, Dinotherium. Lamantine.

Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis

Tracey.

Numerous plants, such as Sequoia Nysa Annona, indicating a sub-tropical climate.

Mastodon.

Fresh-water strata of Fontaineblea u.

Astarte pyrula with other shells common to the Most of the Lignites are Lower Miocene Lower (fresh-water) Molasse MYTHICA AL MONSTERS.

EOCENE.

The subdivisions of the Eocene have been worked out in great detail in Britain, France, and America. Those of most other countries have either not yet N. AMERICA. West of the Rocky Mts. Uinta group Uintatherium Uintatherium Tillotherium Green River Wahsatch Coryphodon UPPER EOCENE.

indicative of an elevated tem- Hipparion
indicative of an elevated tem- Hipparion
been fully studied or their exact equivalence remains undetermined.
been fully studied or their exact equivalence remains undetermined.

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