...that at an extremely remote period a group of animals existed resembling in many respects the larvae of our present Ascidians, which diverged into two...in development and producing the present class of Ascidia ; the other rising to the crown and summit of the animal kingdom by giving birth to the Vertebrata."*...

...at this conclusion is carefully and advisedly set forth by himself in the quotations which follow. " We have thus far endeavoured rudely to trace the genealogy...their mutual affinities. We will now look to man as he exists ; and we shall, I think, be able partially to restore during successive periods, but not...

...that at an extremely remote period a group of animals existed, resembling in many respects the larvte of our present Ascidians, which diverged into two...retrograding in development and producing the present 81 I had the satisfaction of seeing, at the Falkland Islands, in April, 1833, and therefore some years...

...in many respects the larvae of our present Ascidians, which diverged into two great branches—the one retrograding in development, and producing the...present class of Ascidians, the other rising to the Vertebrata." He further describes these Ascidians as "hardly appearing like animals, and consisting...

...that, at an extremely remote period, a group of animals existed resembling in many respects the larvse of our present Ascidians, which diverged into two...animal kingdom by giving birth to the Vertebrata." I may add that " some observations lately made by M. Kowalevsky, since confirmed by Professor Kuppfer,"...

...' At an extremely remote period a group of animals existed, resembling in many respects the larvae of our present Ascidians, which diverged into two...animal kingdom, by giving birth to the Vertebrata.' Fio. 6. — DEVELOPMENT OF SIMPLE ASCIDIAX. 1—5, Egg in different stages. 6, Larro. (After Beneden.)...

...period, a group of animals existed resembling in many respects the larvae of our present Ascidiaus, which diverged into two great branches — the one...animal kingdom by giving birth to the Vertebrata." I may add that " some observations lately made by M. Kowalevsky, since confirmed by Professor Kuppfer,"...

...period, a group of animals existed, resembling in many respects the larvae of our present ascidian, which diverged into two great branches — the one...summit of the animal kingdom by giving birth to the vertebrates.' Here again we arrive at a very early ' common progenitor ; " and we find evolution arbitrarily...

...that at an extremely remote period a group of animals existed, resembling in many respects the larvae of our* present Ascidians, which diverged into two...rising to the crown and summit of the animal kingdom " (that is to Man) " by giving birth to the Vertebrata." —Descent of Han, vol. i. pp. 205-206. Having...

...that, at an extremely remote period, a group of animals existed resembling in many respects the larvae of our present Ascidians, which diverged into two...animal kingdom, by giving birth to the vertebrata."* Thus it appears that Mr. Darwin deduces his origin, and that of mankind in general, from one of these...