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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Page 77
... femur , and other bones of the Scelidotherium ( S. leptocepha- lum ) , an extinct Edentate related to the Mylodon : from South America ; collected and presented by Mr. Darwin.1 E. [ 5. ] This case is filled with the remains of the ...
... femur , and other bones of the Scelidotherium ( S. leptocepha- lum ) , an extinct Edentate related to the Mylodon : from South America ; collected and presented by Mr. Darwin.1 E. [ 5. ] This case is filled with the remains of the ...
Page 79
... femur , tibia , and fibula of the same young individual of one of the most gigantic species of Moa . The bones of the hind limbs in this case belong to several species of birds , and are in a remarkably perfect state . 16. Contains the ...
... femur , tibia , and fibula of the same young individual of one of the most gigantic species of Moa . The bones of the hind limbs in this case belong to several species of birds , and are in a remarkably perfect state . 16. Contains the ...
Page 80
... femur or thigh- bone of a Dog : the only relic of a terrestrial mammalian found in the most ancient ossiferous deposits ; and calcined bones of Men , Moas , and Dogs , that were dug up by Mr. Walter Mantell from the ancient fire - heaps ...
... femur or thigh- bone of a Dog : the only relic of a terrestrial mammalian found in the most ancient ossiferous deposits ; and calcined bones of Men , Moas , and Dogs , that were dug up by Mr. Walter Mantell from the ancient fire - heaps ...
Page 94
... femur , with both extremities wanting ; it was about six inches in length , and five and a half inches in its smallest circumference . From the form and structure of this frag- ment , it was inferred that it belonged to a struthious ...
... femur , with both extremities wanting ; it was about six inches in length , and five and a half inches in its smallest circumference . From the form and structure of this frag- ment , it was inferred that it belonged to a struthious ...
Page 103
... femur , tibia , and fibula , ( in Table - case 15 ) were lying in their natural connexion , the leg slightly bent at the knee : a chain of vertebræ of corresponding size was discovered near them , and I doubt not the whole belonged to ...
... femur , tibia , and fibula , ( in Table - case 15 ) were lying in their natural connexion , the leg slightly bent at the knee : a chain of vertebræ of corresponding size was discovered near them , and I doubt not the whole belonged to ...
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