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 9
... skeleton of the Megatherium , or colossal Sloth of South America , from Buenos Ayres ; and beyond it , the skeleton of the Mastodon of the Ohio , from North America ; between them is placed a most extraordinary specimen , -the skull and ...
... skeleton of the Megatherium , or colossal Sloth of South America , from Buenos Ayres ; and beyond it , the skeleton of the Mastodon of the Ohio , from North America ; between them is placed a most extraordinary specimen , -the skull and ...
Page 83
... skeleton is covered by the integuments which secrete it ; the mouth is situated in the centre of the plated integument of the receptacle , and surrounded by the arms , which , when spread out , with their numerous cirri , form a net for ...
... skeleton is covered by the integuments which secrete it ; the mouth is situated in the centre of the plated integument of the receptacle , and surrounded by the arms , which , when spread out , with their numerous cirri , form a net for ...
Page 86
... skeleton from the peduncle to the extre- mities of the arms , is met with . The late Channing Pearce , Esq . , of Bradford , by unremitting attention to the collecting of these fossils , obtained the beautiful specimens deposited in ...
... skeleton from the peduncle to the extre- mities of the arms , is met with . The late Channing Pearce , Esq . , of Bradford , by unremitting attention to the collecting of these fossils , obtained the beautiful specimens deposited in ...
Page 91
... skeleton - are still wanting : no bones of animals of a higher class than fishes and reptiles having been discovered . Oolitic and Wealden Epochs . In the vast fluviatile formation , the Wealden of the South - East of England , which ...
... skeleton - are still wanting : no bones of animals of a higher class than fishes and reptiles having been discovered . Oolitic and Wealden Epochs . In the vast fluviatile formation , the Wealden of the South - East of England , which ...
Page 100
... skeleton ; and they now constitute an unique example of the bones of the feet found in natural connexion , and show the original form and structure of these organs in the extinct colossal birds of our Antipodes.1 From the position of ...
... skeleton ; and they now constitute an unique example of the bones of the feet found in natural connexion , and show the original form and structure of these organs in the extinct colossal birds of our Antipodes.1 From the position of ...
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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