Petrifactions and Their Teachings: Or,. A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumHenry G. Bohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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... Wealden Reptiles , p . 314. - Part 7 , Plesiosauri , p . 339. - Part 8 , Mammalia of Auvergne , p . 353 . CHAP . IV . Part 1 , Synopsis of Room IV . p . 361. - Part 2 , Ichthyosauri , p . 367.- Part 3 , Fossil Ruminants , p . 389 ...
... Wealden Reptiles , p . 314. - Part 7 , Plesiosauri , p . 339. - Part 8 , Mammalia of Auvergne , p . 353 . CHAP . IV . Part 1 , Synopsis of Room IV . p . 361. - Part 2 , Ichthyosauri , p . 367.- Part 3 , Fossil Ruminants , p . 389 ...
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... Wealden formations of Sussex and Kent . On one of the shelves there are a few fruits from the London Clay of the Isle of Sheppey , belonging to plants allied to the Palms ( Nipa ) ; with leaves and stems of Palms . from other localities ...
... Wealden formations of Sussex and Kent . On one of the shelves there are a few fruits from the London Clay of the Isle of Sheppey , belonging to plants allied to the Palms ( Nipa ) ; with leaves and stems of Palms . from other localities ...
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... Wealden ( of Heathfield , Sussex ) , some of which are probably referable to fresh - water aquatic plants ; others to trees allied to the yew or cypress ( Thuyites ) . Asterophyllites .'- Case A. - The specimens of elegant foli- age on ...
... Wealden ( of Heathfield , Sussex ) , some of which are probably referable to fresh - water aquatic plants ; others to trees allied to the yew or cypress ( Thuyites ) . Asterophyllites .'- Case A. - The specimens of elegant foli- age on ...
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... Wealden deposits ; it has a cylindrical and articulated stem , the articulations of which are embraced by regularly dentated sheaths . It was a slender elegant plant , of the proportions of the common existing Mare's - tail ...
... Wealden deposits ; it has a cylindrical and articulated stem , the articulations of which are embraced by regularly dentated sheaths . It was a slender elegant plant , of the proportions of the common existing Mare's - tail ...
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... WEALDEN . Figs . 1 and 2. Leaflets magnified to show the venation . FERNS of the WEALDEN . - Case B. - There are here speci- mens of two species of fern which require especial notice , be- cause they were obtained from the ancient ...
... WEALDEN . Figs . 1 and 2. Leaflets magnified to show the venation . FERNS of the WEALDEN . - Case B. - There are here speci- mens of two species of fern which require especial notice , be- cause they were obtained from the ancient ...
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animal arch articular articulated beds belong birds body bones British Museum caudal vertebræ cavity cervical Cetiosaurus chalk characters clay collection colossal convex coracoid cranium Cretaceous 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 Isle 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-cases tail teeth Teleosaurus tertiary tibia Tilgate Forest tooth Trans transverse upper vertebral column Wall-case Wealden Wonders of Geology Zealand