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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Page vii
... the most important specimens , and invest them with an interest they would not otherwise present to persons unacquainted with this branch of natural knowledge . My excellent and lamented friend , the late CHARLES KÖNIG.
... the most important specimens , and invest them with an interest they would not otherwise present to persons unacquainted with this branch of natural knowledge . My excellent and lamented friend , the late CHARLES KÖNIG.
Page ix
... present instance , it is of one so nearly extinct as to be only known to us previously by its fossil remains , the interest becomes enhanced in the highest degree . It is well known that the existence of the celebrated Dodo is all but ...
... present instance , it is of one so nearly extinct as to be only known to us previously by its fossil remains , the interest becomes enhanced in the highest degree . It is well known that the existence of the celebrated Dodo is all but ...
Page x
... present arrangement of the Gallery of Organic Remains will permit , the letters and numbers affixed to the respective Cases are inserted between brackets , and placed after the letters and figures of the plan ; for example , in page 11 ...
... present arrangement of the Gallery of Organic Remains will permit , the letters and numbers affixed to the respective Cases are inserted between brackets , and placed after the letters and figures of the plan ; for example , in page 11 ...
Page 3
... present pur- pose , and prepare the observer to find many of the fossil shells , corals , bones , & c . in the collection , presenting but little differ- ence in appearance from similar objects collected on the sea- shore , or from the ...
... present pur- pose , and prepare the observer to find many of the fossil shells , corals , bones , & c . in the collection , presenting but little differ- ence in appearance from similar objects collected on the sea- shore , or from the ...
Page 6
... present state of our knowledge , characterise the respective series of deposits . A few localities are inserted because they will be referred to hereafter . I will only remark that many of the details in the above classification must be ...
... present state of our knowledge , characterise the respective series of deposits . A few localities are inserted because they will be referred to hereafter . I will only remark that many of the details in the above classification must be ...
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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