The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-31
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES.
Result of 5 asS fg 4TGo1;;s.,y ySEsf ofto iIa,

~HA1 O1HAANG O&BOOV6H1ES.
Result of The Summers NvOT1r Of HR,a Va1z
den Exploring Party.
Some of the most interesting discov- !
cries made this summer by DIR. Hayden's |
exploring party are dine to the 1abors of |
Professor Cope in archaeological re-
searches among the bad lands of Colo
RADIO. The remains in the bad lands of
Colorado are even more interesting
than in the similar regions Of Wyoming.
They have been found to be a vast grave
yard of animals belonging to a long
past pc iod of earCh's existence. Up to
the present time, Professor Cope has
proven the existence of more than 100
species, represented by thousands of
individuals. OF these, at least seventy
are new to science. They range
from the size of the mole to nearly that
Of the elephant. Sixteen species are
reptiles. Many forms of insectiverous
snimals. related to the mole, and of
very small size, have been procured.
The dellicacy and minnuteness of these
fossils is surprising. Gnawing animals.
or rodentes, left numerous remains of
eighteen species, some no larger than
the domestic mouse. Some were the
predecessors of the rabbits, some of the
squirrels, and some of the mice. OF
ciOyen-hoof quardupes a great many
have been found. Some were nearly
intermediate in structure between the
nd I,a hnr la
had no horns. They were about as large
sheep. Others were abnut the size of
gray squirrels, being the smallest Of
this class of animals ever discovered.
Several species of horses were living
during the same period, as is proven by
the bones and teeth which have been
obtained. Their relatives, the rhinoce.
ros, abounded in Colorado in former
DAYS, no less than seven species having
been procured by Professor Cope. One
OF the specimens is perfect skull, with
teeth complete. and covered with the
rnoss-like crystilizatiOn seen in the moss
agate. But the most remarkable mon
sters Of the past whose existence has
been disclosed by this summers survey
are a series of horned species related
to the rhiDoceros, but possessing some
features in which, according to PROBES
sor Cope, they resemble the elephant.
They stood high on the legs, and had
short feet, but possessed osseous horns,
in pairs, on different parts of the head.
One of the largest species had FARCE
horn over each eye, while another had
one on each side of the nose more than 8
foot in length. A third one, of larger
size than the last, had rudimentaI horns
on the nose. Still another was about
as large as the elephant. It's cheek
bones were enormously expanded, and
it's horns were fat. A fifth species had
triangular horns, turned outward.
Their structure disposes entirely of the
statement of a recent writer that the
presence of horns in pairs is an indica-
ton of relationship to the Illuminating
animals, for these beasts are near the
rhinoceros. CarnivorOus species were
not rare in this ancient family, and
served, as now, to check the too rapid
increase. OF the fourteen species known.
there were tiger cats, dogs, hy@nodons,
aud the tomarctos, new genus found
by Professor Cope. It resembled the
dog, and was as large as the black bear
but it was much more carnivorous in itt
propensities. The reptiles embraced
turtles, Lizards, and snakes. The last
two orders were discovered for the first
time, in this formation, in America.
In the last few years Professor Cope
has obtained, from the ancient sea an6
lake deposits of Kansas, Colorado, Wy
oming, Idaho, ETC., about 800 species O
vertcbrated animals, of which he has
made known to science, for the frs
time, more than 200. The history of tn,
succession of life on this continent viii
be greatly elucidated by proper investi
cations of the specimens preserved b,
the survey.