The third root race .28Lemurian.29 Root race

map of lemuria superimposed on modern continents william scott-elliot, story of atlantis , lost lemuria.

the third root race, lemurian, black , lived in lemuria. esoteric name of lemuria shalmali. lemuria, according theosophists, existed in large part of indian ocean including australia , extending south pacific ocean; last remnants australian continent, island of new guinea, , island of madagascar. lemuria sank gradually , destroyed incessantly erupting volcanoes. in late 19th , 20th centuries, thought geologists age of earth 200 million years (because radioactive dating had not yet come use), geological epochs believed have occurred @ later time thought case today. according traditional theosophy, lemurian root race began 34½ million years ago, in middle of believed jurassic; thus, people of lemuria coexisted dinosaurs. lemurian race taller , bigger our current race. first 3 subraces of lemurians reproduced laying eggs, fourth subrace, beginning 16½ million years ago, began reproduce modern humans. lemuria submerged due volcanic eruptions, lemurians colonized areas surrounding lemuria, i.e. africa, southern india , east indies. descendants of lemurian root race according traditional theosophy include capoid race, congoid race, dravidians, , australoid race.