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I had rather admit that it may have been some animal whose structure resembled the human, some ape or baboon of the early geological ages, some protopitheca, or some mesopitheca, some early or middle ape like that discovered by Mr. Lartet in the bone cave of Sansau.
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Higher up, the protopitheca — the first monkey that appeared on the globe — is climbing up the steep ascents.
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Higher up, the protopitheca - the first monkey that appeared on the globe - is climbing up the steep ascents.
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth Jules Verne 1866
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I had rather admit that it may have been some animal whose structure resembled the human, some ape or baboon of the early geological ages, some protopitheca, or some mesopitheca, some early or middle ape like that discovered by Mr. Lartet in the bone cave of Sansau.
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth Jules Verne 1866
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