The Wonders of Geology: Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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Page 467
... Upper Tertiary 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 ...
... Upper Tertiary 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 ...
Page 475
... upper and lower mandibles of a Chimæroid fish 255 48. - Fragment of the upper jaw of the Alligator Hantoniensis 256 49. - Fossil bird , from Montmartre .. 257 50. - Mammalian animals of the Tertiary epoch 259 51. - Portion of the lower ...
... upper and lower mandibles of a Chimæroid fish 255 48. - Fragment of the upper jaw of the Alligator Hantoniensis 256 49. - Fossil bird , from Montmartre .. 257 50. - Mammalian animals of the Tertiary epoch 259 51. - Portion of the lower ...
Page 477
... Upper Green- sand at Bonchurch , Isle of Wight 99. - A petiole of Clathraria Lyellii ; from the stem of the speci- men figured , Lign . 98 100. - Fossil - fruits from the Wealden 101. - Polished slab of Sussex marble 102. - Polished ...
... Upper Green- sand at Bonchurch , Isle of Wight 99. - A petiole of Clathraria Lyellii ; from the stem of the speci- men figured , Lign . 98 100. - Fossil - fruits from the Wealden 101. - Polished slab of Sussex marble 102. - Polished ...
Page 479
... Upper Oolite at Caen 148. - Fossil corals .. 149. - Section of Favosites polymorpha , in a polished pebble from Torquay 150. - Coralline marbles .. 151. - The body and upper part of the stem of Pentacrinus Caput Me- 646 .. 650 .. 652 ...
... Upper Oolite at Caen 148. - Fossil corals .. 149. - Section of Favosites polymorpha , in a polished pebble from Torquay 150. - Coralline marbles .. 151. - The body and upper part of the stem of Pentacrinus Caput Me- 646 .. 650 .. 652 ...
Page 488
... Upper ) Jura , " " Brown ( or Middle ) Jura , " and " Black ( or Lower ) Jura , " and collectively as the " Jurassic formation . " which vestiges of terrestrial animals and plants are im- bedded 488 LECT . V. THE WONDERS OF GEOLOGY .
... Upper ) Jura , " " Brown ( or Middle ) Jura , " and " Black ( or Lower ) Jura , " and collectively as the " Jurassic formation . " which vestiges of terrestrial animals and plants are im- bedded 488 LECT . V. THE WONDERS OF GEOLOGY .
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abundant ancient animals appear basalt beds beneath bones British Bryozoa calcareous Carboniferous carbonized cells Chalk character clay coal coal-field coal-measures colour composed conglomerates coniferous containing corals Cornbrash crater crinoids crustaceans crystalline deposits Devonian Edition England epoch erupted existing extinct feet fishes flora Flustra formation fossil genera genus Geol Geological gneiss granite Hill igneous Iguanodon islands Isle Journ Jurassic land lava layers Lias Lign limestone lower Lyell marine mass matter Medals of Creation Memoir miles mineral molluscs mountain Mountain-limestone Murchison nature North numerous observations occur Old Red Old Red Sandstone Oolite organic remains paleozoic period Permian Petrifactions plants pliocene polypes Portrait present Prof Quart Red Sandstone remarkable reptiles rocks sand schists shales shells Sigillaria Silurian skeleton species specimens stems stone Stonesfield strata structure substance surface tertiary thickness tion trees Trias Triassic upper vegetable veins volcanic Wealden Yorkshire Zoophytes