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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... genus . I have carefully compared the bill of this bird with that figured by Professor Owen under the name of Notornis Mantelli , and have little doubt that they are referable to one and the same species . " Head , neck , and breast ...
... genus . I have carefully compared the bill of this bird with that figured by Professor Owen under the name of Notornis Mantelli , and have little doubt that they are referable to one and the same species . " Head , neck , and breast ...
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... Fossiles . " Par M. Adolphe Brongniart . Paris , 1849 . 2 Plate V. of " Pictorial Atlas of Organic Remains " contains coloured figures of both genera . but one genus , the common species of which (. ROOM I. 27 EQUISETUM - ANNULARIA .
... Fossiles . " Par M. Adolphe Brongniart . Paris , 1849 . 2 Plate V. of " Pictorial Atlas of Organic Remains " contains coloured figures of both genera . but one genus , the common species of which (. ROOM I. 27 EQUISETUM - ANNULARIA .
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... genus , the common species of which ( Eq . fluviatile ) abounds in marshy tracts , and on the banks of our ditches and rivers . It has a jointed stalk , encircled by elegant cylindrical dentated sheaths , and garnished with verticillate ...
... genus , the common species of which ( Eq . fluviatile ) abounds in marshy tracts , and on the banks of our ditches and rivers . It has a jointed stalk , encircled by elegant cylindrical dentated sheaths , and garnished with verticillate ...
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... 124 , for figures and de- scriptions of these genera of fossil ferns . Several kinds are represented in the " Pictorial Atlas , " pp . 4 , and 28-32 inclusive . species of this genus , and these resemble the living. ROOM I. 31 FOSSIL FERNS ...
... 124 , for figures and de- scriptions of these genera of fossil ferns . Several kinds are represented in the " Pictorial Atlas , " pp . 4 , and 28-32 inclusive . species of this genus , and these resemble the living. ROOM I. 31 FOSSIL FERNS ...
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... genus , and these resemble the living ferns of the genera Lonchitis and Woodwardia ; two occur in the Coal deposits ; the other , the one under con- sideration , in the Wealden and Green- sand . The latter appears to have been a ...
... genus , and these resemble the living ferns of the genera Lonchitis and Woodwardia ; two occur in the Coal deposits ; the other , the one under con- sideration , in the Wealden and Green- sand . The latter appears to have been a ...
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