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spread over much space
in the park near the Zoological
garden. The museum
contains a large series of
fossil shells & bones, remains
of the thyprodonis also
many giant skulls
including the skin with
hair attached of ancient
species (Hypoatherium
domesticum). The recent
horse ((Equus) Prickman?)
was also illustrated by a 'skin'
mounted skeleton. A
remarkable extinct beast
was against human size
an camel (Macrochemin
There was a large saber -
tooth tiger of the Pampas.
Several predators were also