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IN spite of its title, Prof. Wilder's book refers to the races of mankind only in the last chapter. It is a compilation of a great deal of interesting information relating to the comparative anatomy of the Primates. But it scarcely fulfils the expectation the title suggests, for there is relatively little serious discussion of the pedigree. In a work dealing with man's ancestry, it is rather surprising to find no mention of Propliopithecus, perhaps the most interesting link in the chain, and an absence of reference to the leading works on the subject of the book.
The Pedigree of the Human Race.
By Prof. Harris Hawthorne Wilder. Pp. xiv + 368. (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1926.) 3.25 dollars.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 118, 260 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118260c0
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