Petrifactions and Their Teachings: Or, A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumH. G. Bohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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... ENGLAND , ETC .; AUTHOR OF " THE MEDALS OF CREATION , " " THE WONDERS OF GEOLOGY , " " THOUGHTS ON ANIMALCULES , " ETC. Page 403 . " Grand monuments of Nature , which mark the past revolutions of the Globe . " Sir H. Davy . WITH ...
... ENGLAND , ETC .; AUTHOR OF " THE MEDALS OF CREATION , " " THE WONDERS OF GEOLOGY , " " THOUGHTS ON ANIMALCULES , " ETC. Page 403 . " Grand monuments of Nature , which mark the past revolutions of the Globe . " Sir H. Davy . WITH ...
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... England , p . 203. - Part 5 , The Iguanodon , p . 225. - Part 6 , Wealden Reptiles , p . 314. - Part 7 , Plesiosauri , p . 339. - Part 8 , Mammalia of Auvergne , p . 353 . CHAP . IV . Part 1 , Synopsis of Room IV . p . 361. - Part 2 ...
... England , p . 203. - Part 5 , The Iguanodon , p . 225. - Part 6 , Wealden Reptiles , p . 314. - Part 7 , Plesiosauri , p . 339. - Part 8 , Mammalia of Auvergne , p . 353 . CHAP . IV . Part 1 , Synopsis of Room IV . p . 361. - Part 2 ...
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... England , " by Professor William King , of Queen's College , Galway , recently published by the Palæonto- graphical Society of London ; 1850. See also Sir Charles Lyell's " Manual of Elementary Geology , " 1851 , p . 301 . The ...
... England , " by Professor William King , of Queen's College , Galway , recently published by the Palæonto- graphical Society of London ; 1850. See also Sir Charles Lyell's " Manual of Elementary Geology , " 1851 , p . 301 . The ...
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... England , and many of them are unique . The collection of Fossil Fishes constitutes the grand fea- ture of Room V. It is very extensive , and is admirably arranged and named , according to the nomenclature of M. Agassiz . A fine ...
... England , and many of them are unique . The collection of Fossil Fishes constitutes the grand fea- ture of Room V. It is very extensive , and is admirably arranged and named , according to the nomenclature of M. Agassiz . A fine ...
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... England by Lieut.- General Kyd . Presented by Thomas Wilkinson , Esq . MINERALS . The mineralogical arrangement adopted by Mr. Konig is that of Berzelius , founded upon the electro - chemical theory and the doctrine of definite ...
... England by Lieut.- General Kyd . Presented by Thomas Wilkinson , Esq . MINERALS . The mineralogical arrangement adopted by Mr. Konig is that of Berzelius , founded upon the electro - chemical theory and the doctrine of definite ...
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ancient animal arch articular articulated beds belong birds body bones British Museum carnivora caudal vertebræ cavity cervical Cetiosaurus chalk characters clay collection colossal convex coracoid cranium Crocodile crocodilian Cuvier deposits dermal Dinornis discovered distal dorsal Eningen Eocene extinct extremity feet femur figured and described fishes formation fossil fossil remains fragments Gavial genera genus gigantic humerus Hylæosaurus Ichthyolites Ichthyosaurus Iguana Iguanodon imbedded inches long integument length Lign limestone lower jaw Maidstone mammalia margin Mastodon Medals of Creation Megalosaurus Memoir metatarsals Monte Bolca Mosasaurus numerous obtained Oolite Organic Remains original osseous paddles phalangeal plates Plesiosaurus portion posterior present Professor Owen quarry remarkable reptiles resemble ribs sandstone saurians scapula shells skeleton skull slab species specimens spine stems stone Stonesfield strata structure surface Sussex Table-case tail teeth Teleosaurus tertiary tibia Tilgate Forest tooth Trans transverse upper vertebral column Wall-case Wealden Wonders of Geology Zealand