+————————-+——————+—————————————————————————————————-+————————————————+ | | | CLIMATE SUB-TROPICAL | CONTINENT | |UPPER | Antelopes. Gazelles. Tropical & | RISING ON | | | Sub-tropical flora. | SOUTH-EAST | +——————+——————————————————————————————————+ | MEIOCENE|MIDDLE| Mastodon. Rhinoceros. Anthropo- | OF BRITAIN | | | morphous Apes. Sloths. Anteaters.| DENMARK & | +——————+——————————————————————————————————+ ENGLAND | |LOWER | Placental mammals. Very few | UNITED | | | Marsupials. Tropical flora. | +————————-+————+———————————————————————————————————-+————————————————+ | | | CLIMATE TROPICAL | | |UPPER | Anehitheres. Hyænodon. Lemur. | EUROPO- | | | Tapir-like beasts. | AMERICAN | +——————+——————————————————————————————————+ | EOCENE |MIDDLE| Lion-like Carnivora. | CONTINENTAL | +——————+——————————————————————————————————+ CONDITION. | |LOWER | Marsupials. Reptiles. Birds. | +————————-+——————+——————————————————————————————————+————————————————+ [Illustration: EOCENE SEAS After Dawkins] [Illustration: PLEIOCENE SEAS After Dawkins] [Illustration: (After Lyell) PLEISTOCENE SUBMERGENCE DURING TEMPERATE INTER-GLACIAL EPOCH (South of England and France only submerged during the —GLACIAL PERIOD OF SUBMERGENCE)] [Illustration: PLEISTOCENE EUROPE DURING POST-GLACIAL CONTINENTAL CONDITION After Dawkins] [Illustration: SKELETON OF MAN] [Illustration: SKELETON OF GORILLA] [Illustration: SKELETON OF CHIMPANZEE] [Illustration: Outlines of the skulls of a Chimpanzee, the Neanderthal man, and a modern European. After Lyell.] [Illustration: Outline of the skulls of the Neanderthal man, a modern Australian, and the Engis man. After Lyell.] [Illustration: SIDE VIEW OF SKULLS (After Tyler) A. AUSTRALIAN (PROGNATHOUS). B. AFRICAN (PROGNATHOUS). C. EUROPEAN (ORTHOGNATHOUS).] [Illustration: AUSTRALIAN TYPE OF SKULL. (After Topinard.)] MAN’S ANTIQUITY.