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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... trees from Antigua and Germany , and the bones and shells in the Oolitic and Wealden limestones . Such petrifactions may be correctly termed fossil plants , bones , or shells ; but similar organic remains , though of equal antiquity ...
... trees from Antigua and Germany , and the bones and shells in the Oolitic and Wealden limestones . Such petrifactions may be correctly termed fossil plants , bones , or shells ; but similar organic remains , though of equal antiquity ...
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... trees which flourished during the carbo- niferous epoch , -as for example , the Lepidodendra and Sigil- lariæ , with their foliage , and fruits , and roots ; and above others , representations of Arborescent Ferns , Palms , Conifers ...
... trees which flourished during the carbo- niferous epoch , -as for example , the Lepidodendra and Sigil- lariæ , with their foliage , and fruits , and roots ; and above others , representations of Arborescent Ferns , Palms , Conifers ...
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... trees allied to the Palms ( called Psaronia by M. Cotta ) , many of which are polished in transverse sections , to show the structure . On the top of this case there are portions of large stems of fossil Palms , from Chemnitz , and from ...
... trees allied to the Palms ( called Psaronia by M. Cotta ) , many of which are polished in transverse sections , to show the structure . On the top of this case there are portions of large stems of fossil Palms , from Chemnitz , and from ...
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... trees ; many are cut trans- versely and polished , to exhibit the organic structure , which is beautifully preserved . On brackets between the east windows there are busts of Henry VIII . and of his daughter Mary , sculptured in brown ...
... trees ; many are cut trans- versely and polished , to exhibit the organic structure , which is beautifully preserved . On brackets between the east windows there are busts of Henry VIII . and of his daughter Mary , sculptured in brown ...
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... TREES OF NEW HOLLAND . FOSSIL VEGETABLES . Vegetable remains occur in the mineral kingdom in various states of preservation , and under very different conditions ; in some cases , they are but little changed in aspect and composition ...
... TREES OF NEW HOLLAND . FOSSIL VEGETABLES . Vegetable remains occur in the mineral kingdom in various states of preservation , and under very different conditions ; in some cases , they are but little changed in aspect and composition ...
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