Animals of the past; an account of some of the creatures of the ancient world,

Introductory and Explanatory -- Fossils, and how they are Formed -- The Earliest Known Vertebrates -- Impressions of the Past -- Rulers of the Ancient Seas -- Bird of Old -- Flying Reptiles -- The Dinosaurs -- Reading the Riddles of the Rocks -- Feathered Giants -- The Ancestry of the Horse -- The Mammoth -- The Mastodon -- Why do Animals Become Extinct? -- A Retrospect: Discoveries of the Past Twenty Years.Mode of access: Internet