The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19


the formations osS> 10. ito twelve geoioels
cal ages. Tho spe> mcns are oueness
/ found In mountain canons. broken places IN
the earth and about volcanoes
RIGHT here in this cabinet OF the Camprian
age begins tho forward march In the evolu-
tion OF man. through mollusks Of all degrees
and finally through tho mammals OF the
tertiary and qunternary ages. Arer the
Cambrnn age came the Ordovlcien. lnc
trilobites became more numerous ana M
creased in varieties and the crinoids oes'n 'cS9 4
show forth.
Then the oyster made his bow to the vet
| erans OF the earth and took up his abode.
| The fourth division OF time in geology was
the SIlurian age. and at this timethe appear
ances OF new forms OF life were marveiousiy
| frequent Tho nautilus is In evidence IN
numerous fossils. Great quantities ana
| varieties OF coral are seen. Still oil the Iiie
| on earth was confined to invertebrate ant
mails and there were no signs OF vcrtebrates.
| Tho star flsh came in the Devonihn age.
score OF varieties OF these fish In fossils were
found at tho falls OF the Ohio near LOUIS
Vile.
The permian, triassic and jurassic ages are
classed together and called the "rcpuiian
| ages." In the latter part of the pcrmian age
| the reptiles began TO come. From small AMI
| malsthey grew into huge-jawed beasts. Some
| walked on their hind feet and after awhile
developed wings. Tho ichthyosiurus. nuge
creature OF the sen. II found impressed on
varieties of the nautilus. while to-day there
are but few. The fish mostly had carttlagin-
ous skeletons, like the shark OF to-day.
Vertebrate animals began to put In their APP
pearance, and In the cretaceous. the tenth
age, then the first bird scared into the air. IL
the theory OF paleontolo2ists II sound. The
bird wns only further development OF the
reptile with Wings IL had caudai append
age and teeth and was covered with feathers
One animal OF the tenth age was the iguan-
adon.
A femur bono ot one OF these animals Is In
the possession OF Professor Ward. The bone
IL four aud onc-half feet long, which would
make tho height OF the animal about .welve
feet. Tho tertiary and quaternnry Ses were
the ages OF mammals. Some OF siem grow
larger than the elephant and some were OF
prodigteus bulk ~ well as height. The
things OF the waters were huge beyond COM
parison with any living creatures OF our own
age. The common. ordinary cows OF which
skulls and horns have been found in the
strata OF the quaternary age we.ld put to
shame the prize SoOo-pound bulls OF the stock
exhibit.
some Of the Jaws OF the mammals are four
feet long with the teeth several inches wide.
The eggs OF animals akin TO our ostrich are
about four feet I'm circumference.
The models OF these prehistoric animals
probably attract more attention than amy
other exhibit In the Anthropological Build.
inc. The largest OF these models Ia that OF
the great siberian mammoth which stands
near the center OF the south gallery. Tho
restoration was made by tho celebrated Ger
man preparation, Herr J.. Martin. The
measurements were taken from the largest
bones of the mammoth contained In the
Royal museum OF Stuttgart. while the char
acter OF the outer covering IL copied from
portions OF skin. covered with hair, taken
from mammoth thnt was found In l799 In
glacier ice near the mouth OF the River Lena,
In Siberia, and Is now preserved In the linz
! pRrinl m pf pRfnFsbtirR. Nnprl-
men stands sixteen feet high aud twenty-five
feet long from its tail to the forward curve
OF tho trunk. The tusks are nearly six feet
long and curved. A hugo skeleton OF n
plcsiosaurus, a marine reptile OF the iurnssic
| time stands with coterle OF other models.
The original specimen WAS found in ls4s In
the Lias. near Whitby, England. II meas
urcs over twenty-five feet and would be n
hideous compliment TO any nightmare.
A restored cast In plaster OF the huge dino
saurian reptile, the hadrosaurus ioulkii
from tho upper cretaceans OF New Jersey.
stands near the huge mammoth. testudo
of wonderful proportions, and an immense
ungulates or hoofcd animal, called the dino
saurus, which, In the tertiary day, were nu-
merous In Wyoming.
the skeleton and several logs OF various speci-
mems OF moa, u gigantic. wingless bird, found
In recent deposits In New Zealand. The moas
were but lately exterminated. Complete
skeletons. with portions OF the skin and
feathers still adhering, have been found.
A glyptodon relic Of the latter part OF the
certiary age was found near Montevidco. A
east OF this animal is contained in the Ward
exhibit. II was huge armadillo, but with
out the bands or joints present In modern
species. by means OF which they can roll
themselves into q ball There ars nearly a
score or more OF these peculiar animals all
OF which have no countcrparts in modern
life.