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
... vertebræ , scapula , humerus , 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 ...
... vertebræ , scapula , humerus , 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 ...
Page 79
... vertebræ , bones of the extremities , & c . , dug up by Walter Mantell , Esq . , of Wel- lington , from a bed of volcanic sand ( menaccanite ) , on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand , near the mouth of the river ...
... vertebræ , bones of the extremities , & c . , dug up by Walter Mantell , Esq . , of Wel- lington , from a bed of volcanic sand ( menaccanite ) , on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand , near the mouth of the river ...
Page 80
... vertebræ , and tarsal , and phalangeal bones , of various species and genera of Birds , from the same . locality . 18. This table - case has been removed since the plan was engraven . ** The intelligent attendant to whose surveillance ...
... vertebræ , and tarsal , and phalangeal bones , of various species and genera of Birds , from the same . locality . 18. This table - case has been removed since the plan was engraven . ** The intelligent attendant to whose surveillance ...
Page 95
... vertebræ , and bones of the hinder extremities , pelvis , & c . , were transmitted by the Rev. W. Williams to the Dean of Westminster , ( Dr. Buck- land ; ) and in 1846 many specimens were sent to England by Dr. Mackellar , Mr. Percy ...
... vertebræ , and bones of the hinder extremities , pelvis , & c . , were transmitted by the Rev. W. Williams to the Dean of Westminster , ( Dr. Buck- land ; ) and in 1846 many specimens were sent to England by Dr. Mackellar , Mr. Percy ...
Page 102
... vertebræ , when the sand was carefully removed , were lying in situ and perfect , with , in rare in- stances , the skull and pelvis ; but to preserve these precious relics was impossible while beset by the hordes of Maoris. 102 CHAP . II ...
... vertebræ , when the sand was carefully removed , were lying in situ and perfect , with , in rare in- stances , the skull and pelvis ; but to preserve these precious relics was impossible while beset by the hordes of Maoris. 102 CHAP . II ...
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