THE BRONTO-SAURUS
ALLEGED DISCOVERY EXCITES MIXED COMMENT. (Roe'. December 15, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 13The storv of the discovery of the Bronto-Snurus is regarded in London with mingled amusement and scepticism. Scientists, however, havo not finally con6gned tin- report to tho realms of faction. Professor Chalmers Mitchell says: "Tho discovery is possible, though unlikely. Similar stories were previously current. The ex-Kaisor supplied tho Inst when veiling tho London /00. He described tho existence of a (.miliar prehistoric monger in German East Africa. The liroiitn-Saurus may be living m the Congo to-day. But 1. would feel site in offer'ng a thrmsnnd pounds to a haUpenny that it i>-'>'t." , l'rofpMor Smith Woodward, of tho British Museum, is equally -wptical. 1 e believes that the ilroiito-K ; .imis !iin".v with the arrival of tho nviiiccoiis period.—United Service.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 70, 16 December 1919, Page 9
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