The attention of those who were present at tho lecture-room of the University College last evening was wholly concentrated on an account of pre-hiatonc animals, as those ancient and almost unknown creatures formed the pubject of an extremely interesting lecture, which was delivered by Professor Thomas. Ab the outset, the lecturer intimated that the object oE the discourse was to give somo idea of the advance that had taken, place in our knowledge of extincb forms of animal life by recent discoveries. The lecture was greatly enhanced by designs and figures of the specimens under discussion being exhibited with the aid of a magic lantorn. After treating with tho vario.u3 forms of life, he concluded by pointing out the gradual expansion in brain during tho different periods, and referred, by way of demonstration, to the brain of a horse of tho present era as compared with that of a horse in by-
poueages.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 207, 1 September 1893, Page 4
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