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Show PRIMITIVE IRONCTiAD. "Tho primltivo whale wns a prlmitivo Ironclad," nsaertB an expert on monsters prehistoric. "It Is a fact that tho earliest known ancestor of the modern whale boro heavy armor on Its back, In tho form of stronp bony plates. It was thought at ono time that theso plates wero tho property prop-erty of glfrantic turtles. Not so. It has been found that they onco covered enormous enor-mous whales. Probably nt tho time thoy carried armor whales wero amphibious creatures, living on the coasts, and needing need-ing special protection from breakers and from sharks." |