Richard Lydekker epub Catalogue of Fossil Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians in the Science and Art Museum (Classic Reprint)

In the year 1884, Mr. R. Lydekker prepared a list of our extensive collection of fossil remains from theS iwalik Hills of I ndia, and up to the present year, owing to want of space, that collection has been kept isolated from the other specimens of Vertebrate fossils contained in theM useum. As soon, however, as space became available by the removal of the Art collections to theN ew Building, the whole of the fossils formerly distributed throughout theM useum were concentrated in what had been the Temporary Art Museum, and were there roughly classified. Mr. Lydekker having again given us the benefit of his services, has on this occasion classified and enumerated in the following pages the whole collection ofF ossil Vertebrates, exclusive of the fishes. As the author of theB ritish Museum catalogues on the same subjects Mr. Lydekker is so well known as an expert, that it is peculiarly gratifying to be able to refer to the high opinion which he has formed of the value and importance of the specimens in this, hitherto, unavoidably somewhat neglected collection. The Vertebrate fossils having now been classified, it is hoped that the Invertebrate fossils, of which also there is a large collection, will erelong be similarly dealt with, and that we shall then have this Department of theM useum in a thoroughly good condition of arrangement. V. BALL, Director, Science and Art Museum. Leinster House, 13th. November,(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhanci