Petrifactions and Their Teachings; Or, A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumBohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 11
... feet long , twenty - five feet in horizontal circumference , and fifteen feet in girth in a vertical direction ; gigantic as are these proportions , they are one - third less than those of the adult original . ROOM I. ( 53 feet long ...
... feet long , twenty - five feet in horizontal circumference , and fifteen feet in girth in a vertical direction ; gigantic as are these proportions , they are one - third less than those of the adult original . ROOM I. ( 53 feet long ...
Page 13
... feet by 6 , and contains the foot - tracks of ten or twelve individuals of various sizes , which must have been impressed on the stone when it was in the state of plastic mud , and capable of retaining the imprints of the feet till it ...
... feet by 6 , and contains the foot - tracks of ten or twelve individuals of various sizes , which must have been impressed on the stone when it was in the state of plastic mud , and capable of retaining the imprints of the feet till it ...
Page 15
... feet ; and other instances are stated to have been observed in the Carpathian mountains . 2. Native Iron . - These masses consist of upwards of 90 per cent . of pure iron , with a small proportion of nickel , cop- per , cobalt , & c ...
... feet ; and other instances are stated to have been observed in the Carpathian mountains . 2. Native Iron . - These masses consist of upwards of 90 per cent . of pure iron , with a small proportion of nickel , cop- per , cobalt , & c ...
Page 28
... feet in height , and from ten to fourteen inches in diameter . The surface is smooth , not striated , and is not im- pressed by the denticulations of the sheath , as in the Mare's- tail . The fructification is unknown . These plants ...
... feet in height , and from ten to fourteen inches in diameter . The surface is smooth , not striated , and is not im- pressed by the denticulations of the sheath , as in the Mare's- tail . The fructification is unknown . These plants ...
Page 29
... feet , and a diameter of from one to three feet . When specimens are lying in the same plane with the lines of stratification , they are generally pressed flat ; but when found in an erect position , they re- tain their natural ...
... feet , and a diameter of from one to three feet . When specimens are lying in the same plane with the lines of stratification , they are generally pressed flat ; but when found in an erect position , they re- tain their natural ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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