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 14
... indicated by the circle in the plan , on an elegant table inlaid with choice marbles and minerals , there is a beautifully sculptured tortoise in Nephrite or Jade . This curious specimen of Indian art was found on the banks of the Jumna ...
... indicated by the circle in the plan , on an elegant table inlaid with choice marbles and minerals , there is a beautifully sculptured tortoise in Nephrite or Jade . This curious specimen of Indian art was found on the banks of the Jumna ...
Page 41
... indicate a dicotyledonous structure ; but the vascular tissue approaches that of the gymnosperms , and is still more analogous to that of the Sigillariæ . LYCOPODIACEAE- ( Lepidodendron , Lepidostrobus , Lepido- phyllum ) .- Cases C , D ...
... indicate a dicotyledonous structure ; but the vascular tissue approaches that of the gymnosperms , and is still more analogous to that of the Sigillariæ . LYCOPODIACEAE- ( Lepidodendron , Lepidostrobus , Lepido- phyllum ) .- Cases C , D ...
Page 48
... indicating that the foliage was shed naturally . ' There is a fragment of an internal axis , about six inches in length , that is placed near the large slab , which will interest the botanical observer , and requires a passing notice ...
... indicating that the foliage was shed naturally . ' There is a fragment of an internal axis , about six inches in length , that is placed near the large slab , which will interest the botanical observer , and requires a passing notice ...
Page 49
... indicating amplexi- caul leaves . These fossils were found associated with drifted coniferous wood , and bones of turtles and iguanodons . Medullosa . - Case D. - In the lower division , beneath the Lepidostrobi , there are many ...
... indicating amplexi- caul leaves . These fossils were found associated with drifted coniferous wood , and bones of turtles and iguanodons . Medullosa . - Case D. - In the lower division , beneath the Lepidostrobi , there are many ...
Page 57
... indicate a fluviatile or fresh - water origin . Upon these deposits is a layer , from one to two feet thick , of a ... indicating a total height of the originals of thirty or forty feet . In many instances fragments of branches remain ...
... indicate a fluviatile or fresh - water origin . Upon these deposits is a layer , from one to two feet thick , of a ... indicating a total height of the originals of thirty or forty feet . In many instances fragments of branches remain ...
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