THE MONSTER-HUNTERS
BOOKS BY FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER
U. S. Service Series
Illustrations from Photographs taken for U. S. Government.Large 12mo. Cloth. Price $1.50 each.
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FORESTERS
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. CENSUS
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FISHERIES
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. INDIANS
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. EXPLORERS
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. LIFE-SAVERS
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON
Courtesy of American Museum of Natural History.
A Battle to the Death.
Arsinothere of three million years ago impaling a carnivorous creodont,somewhat resembling a hyena.
THE
MONSTER-HUNTERS
BY
FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER
Author of “U. S. Service Series”
WITH FIFTY-THREE ILLUSTRATIONS, MOSTLY FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS LOANED BY THE AMERICAN
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
BOSTON
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Published, June, 1916
Copyright, 1916,
By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
All Rights Reserved
THE MONSTER-HUNTERS
Norwood Press
BERWICK & SMITH CO.
NORWOOD, MASS.
U. S. A.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Author desires to express his appreciationof the consultation and assistance of ProfessorHenry Fairfield Osborn, President of the AmericanMuseum of Natural History, New York City,and of the members of the Scientific Staff of theMuseum, especially: Dr. Frederic A. Lucas, Director;Dr. W. D. Matthew, Curator of VertebratePaleontology; Mr. Walter Granger, AssociateCurator of Vertebrate Paleontology (Mammals);and Mr. Barnum Brown, Associate Curator ofVertebrate Paleontology (Reptiles). The Authorfurther wishes to express appreciation forthe use of illustrations provided by the Museum,naming especially the restorations of Mr. CharlesR. Knight.
PREFACE
Mystery and marvel are the gates to that wildworld where the Monsters of the past