The Wonders of Geology: Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... deposits over a great part of the South - east of Eng- land demands careful attention ; and , though not yet clearly substantiated , and indeed still forming a geological problem difficult of solution , has already been productive of ...
... deposits over a great part of the South - east of Eng- land demands careful attention ; and , though not yet clearly substantiated , and indeed still forming a geological problem difficult of solution , has already been productive of ...
Page 469
... deposits formed among the haunts of this great reptile ; -to the descriptions , by Prof. Huxley and Mr. Kirkby , of Crustaceans of higher rank than Entomostraca in the Permian and Carboniferous deposits ; to the discovery , by the ...
... deposits formed among the haunts of this great reptile ; -to the descriptions , by Prof. Huxley and Mr. Kirkby , of Crustaceans of higher rank than Entomostraca in the Permian and Carboniferous deposits ; to the discovery , by the ...
Page 471
... deposits . 7. Mode of Deposition of the Coal - measures . 8. The Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia . 9. Erect Trees in the Carboniferous Deposits . 10. Upright Trees at Wolverhampton and St. Etienne . 11. Upright Trees in the Coal ...
... deposits . 7. Mode of Deposition of the Coal - measures . 8. The Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia . 9. Erect Trees in the Carboniferous Deposits . 10. Upright Trees at Wolverhampton and St. Etienne . 11. Upright Trees in the Coal ...
Page 473
... Deposits . 35. Transmu- tation of Metals . 36. Review of the Hypogene Rocks . 37 . Organic Remains in Metamorphic Rocks . 38. Chronology of Mountain - chains . 39. Systems of Elevation . 43. The Great Caledonian Valley . 41. Structure ...
... Deposits . 35. Transmu- tation of Metals . 36. Review of the Hypogene Rocks . 37 . Organic Remains in Metamorphic Rocks . 38. Chronology of Mountain - chains . 39. Systems of Elevation . 43. The Great Caledonian Valley . 41. Structure ...
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... deposits must of course be scanty . We have , however , proof that the then dry land bore forests of pines ; that ferns and plants of the cycadeous tribes formed the prevailing vegetation ; and that the country was in- habited by ...
... deposits must of course be scanty . We have , however , proof that the then dry land bore forests of pines ; that ferns and plants of the cycadeous tribes formed the prevailing vegetation ; and that the country was in- habited by ...
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