Petrifactions and Their Teachings; Or, A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumBohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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... inches ; bill , from the gape to the tip , 21 ; from tip to posterior edge of the plate on the forehead , 3 inches ; wing , 8 ; tail , 31⁄2 ; tarsi , 3 ; middle toe , 3 ; nail , ; hind - toe , ; nail , .1 " I cannot conclude these ...
... inches ; bill , from the gape to the tip , 21 ; from tip to posterior edge of the plate on the forehead , 3 inches ; wing , 8 ; tail , 31⁄2 ; tarsi , 3 ; middle toe , 3 ; nail , ; hind - toe , ; nail , .1 " I cannot conclude these ...
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... carbonized leaves and fibres matted together , and flake after flake may be peeled off through a thickness of many inches . Rarely are any large trunks or branches of trees observable 22 CHAP . I. PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
... carbonized leaves and fibres matted together , and flake after flake may be peeled off through a thickness of many inches . Rarely are any large trunks or branches of trees observable 22 CHAP . I. PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
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... 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 , of which there are many specimens in Case B ...
... 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 , of which there are many specimens in Case B ...
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... inches below the first ramification of the roots . The car- bonaceous crust that enveloped the roots was thick at the upper part , but gradually became thinner towards the extremities , and at a , and b , was a mere pellicle that fell ...
... inches below the first ramification of the roots . The car- bonaceous crust that enveloped the roots was thick at the upper part , but gradually became thinner towards the extremities , and at a , and b , was a mere pellicle that fell ...
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... inches long , and one or two inches in circumference . These fruits , like the fronds of ferns , often form the nuclei of the ironstone nodules so abundant in the carbonaceous clays , and are fre- quently mineralized by brilliant ...
... inches long , and one or two inches in circumference . These fruits , like the fronds of ferns , often form the nuclei of the ironstone nodules so abundant in the carbonaceous clays , and are fre- quently mineralized by brilliant ...
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