They burdened this earth a thousand ages before man appeared, but their fossil remains, found in the argillaceous limestone called by the English the lias, have enabled their colossal structure to be perfectly built up again and anatomically ascertained.

在人类出现之前一千多年前， 它们就给地球带来了负担，但在英国人称为“利亚斯” 的泥质石灰岩中发现的化石遗迹，使它们的巨大结构能够再次完美地建立起来， 并在解剖学上得到确定。