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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... in materials and position , abound in bones of animals , almost all of which belong to existing species . See M. Pictet's " Palæontologie . " OOLITIC or SECONDARY EPOCHS- ( continued . ) Upper . 4 PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
... in materials and position , abound in bones of animals , almost all of which belong to existing species . See M. Pictet's " Palæontologie . " OOLITIC or SECONDARY EPOCHS- ( continued . ) Upper . 4 PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
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... belong to a higher group , as Astero- phyllites , Annularia , Pilularites , & c . B. [ 2. B , C , D , E. ] On the upper shelves are the Equi- setaceæ , i . e . plants allied to the Equisetum , or Mare's - tail ( Calamites ) . On the ...
... belong to a higher group , as Astero- phyllites , Annularia , Pilularites , & c . B. [ 2. B , C , D , E. ] On the upper shelves are the Equi- setaceæ , i . e . plants allied to the Equisetum , or Mare's - tail ( Calamites ) . On the ...
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... - covered , chiefly Aptera , Diptera , Neuroptera , Coleoptera , Li- bellula , & c .; by far the greater part belong to extinct forms . The vegetable remains comprise four species of pine , and. ROOM I. 23 AMBER - JET - DIAMOND .
... - covered , chiefly Aptera , Diptera , Neuroptera , Coleoptera , Li- bellula , & c .; by far the greater part belong to extinct forms . The vegetable remains comprise four species of pine , and. ROOM I. 23 AMBER - JET - DIAMOND .
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... belong to the Triassic deposits , for there are strata of that age 400 feet in thickness beneath the lowest diamond beds , and indications of coal underlying the whole.1 ALGE , FUCI , & c . - Case A. - Remains of several kinds of ...
... belong to the Triassic deposits , for there are strata of that age 400 feet in thickness beneath the lowest diamond beds , and indications of coal underlying the whole.1 ALGE , FUCI , & c . - Case A. - Remains of several kinds of ...
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... belong to a tribe of extinct dico- tyledonous plants , which , like the existing Cycadeæ , had their seeds exposed ; hence the name of the order , Gymno- sperms , or naked seeds . The Asterophyllites , so named from the star - like ...
... belong to a tribe of extinct dico- tyledonous plants , which , like the existing Cycadeæ , had their seeds exposed ; hence the name of the order , Gymno- sperms , or naked seeds . The Asterophyllites , so named from the star - like ...
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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