Etymology: The name Atlantid, first applied to Mediterranean derivatives by Richard McCulloch, is meant to imply Atlanto-Mediterranean origin; in earlier works, "Paleo-Atlantid" referred to a completely different type.
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Origin: Re-emergence of Mesolithic-Neolithic Atlanto-Mediterranean racial type through a Nordish chrysalis; the Mediterranean strain, initially associated with the western European culture of the Megaliths, is one of the locally oldest racial strains in Britain; the Mediterranean element is more clearly emphasized than the Nordish (typically Keltic Nordic, but also Brünn); a second, smaller Mediterranean strain (Coon's Téviec type) may have played a part in the formation of the Atlantid types (the predominance of this differentiated element yields a type known to the Roman historians as "Silurian").
Description: The Paleo-Atlantid takes an intermediate morphological and anthropometric position between the Mediterranean and Nordish types involved in its formation, but the former elements predominate, and the impression is more usually of a "nordicized Mediterranean" than an "exotic Nordish" one. Pigmentation is darker than with the North-Atlantid group, and dark brown and black hair is unsurpassed in the majority. The eye pigment is often heavier than what is typically Nordish, and brown and dark-mixed eyes are the rule. The skin is not seldom darker than the northern European mean, and tending more towards a southern European Mediterranean color.
Illustrations: The main photo section deals with the most distinct, typical cases, where there is little doubt as to the subracial classification of the individuals. Note, however, that these cases represent a minority within the racial types to which they belong; 'typical' does not mean 'common'. Examples from The Races of Europe:
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Recent examples (celebrities):
...Sean Connery..Catherine Zeta-Jones..George Harrison ...-..(Scotland)............(Wales)...............(England)
  
....Tom Jones...-...Gabriel Byrne.......Mary Black (Wales; "Silurian" type).-.(Ireland)..-..(Ireland; blue-eyed)
 
-.Paul McCartney..........Bono .......(England)...........-.(Ireland)
Recent examples (non-celebrities): [-]
Less distinct Paleo-Atlantids: The "less distinct" category applies to less typical examples of the types in question, either because they are more generalized in phenotype (and thus very often reflecting a more common racial condition), or because they are of mixed racial ancestry, yet still eligible for inclusion within the wider range of the type. The Atlantid pages of this gallery display no examples in their "less distinct" categories, as the types themselves are very generalized, and represent more the result of interbreeding between Atlanto-Mediterraneans and several Nordish strains than specific phenotypes. Rather, statements are made in the main photo section on the racial status of the various examples, should this be needed.
Geographical distribution: Percentage estimates of Paleo-Atlantid in European populations (McCulloch): Wales:
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-..30%
- "Silurian"
Related types:
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