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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... trees from Antigua and Germany , and the bones and shells in the Oolitic and Wealden limestones . Such petrifactions may be correctly termed fossil plants , bones , or shells ; but similar organic remains , though of equal antiquity ...
... trees from Antigua and Germany , and the bones and shells in the Oolitic and Wealden limestones . Such petrifactions may be correctly termed fossil plants , bones , or shells ; but similar organic remains , though of equal antiquity ...
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... trees which flourished during the carbo- niferous epoch , as for example , the Lepidodendra and Sigil- lariæ , with their foliage , and fruits , and roots ; and above others , representations of Arborescent Ferns , Palms , Conifers ...
... trees which flourished during the carbo- niferous epoch , as for example , the Lepidodendra and Sigil- lariæ , with their foliage , and fruits , and roots ; and above others , representations of Arborescent Ferns , Palms , Conifers ...
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... lower compartment contains numerous species of ferns , in clay - slate or shale , from similar deposits ; and others from the Oolite . The lowermost shelf is devoted to silicified stems of trees ROOM I. 11 SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS .
... lower compartment contains numerous species of ferns , in clay - slate or shale , from similar deposits ; and others from the Oolite . The lowermost shelf is devoted to silicified stems of trees ROOM I. 11 SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS .
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... trees , termed Lepidostrobus , are arranged on the lower shelves . There are many fine specimens in ironstone nodules , from Colebrook Dale . the E. [ 5. A , B , C. D. ] The Sigillaria and Lycopodiaceae occupy upper division ; the lower ...
... trees , termed Lepidostrobus , are arranged on the lower shelves . There are many fine specimens in ironstone nodules , from Colebrook Dale . the E. [ 5. A , B , C. D. ] The Sigillaria and Lycopodiaceae occupy upper division ; the lower ...
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... trees ; many are cut trans- versely and polished , to exhibit the organic structure , which is beautifully preserved . On brackets between the east windows there are busts of Henry VIII . and of his daughter Mary , sculptured in brown ...
... trees ; many are cut trans- versely and polished , to exhibit the organic structure , which is beautifully preserved . On brackets between the east windows there are busts of Henry VIII . and of his daughter Mary , sculptured in brown ...
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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