Petrifactions and Their Teachings: Or, A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumH. G. Bohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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... inches ; bill , from the gape to the tip , 23 ; from tip to posterior edge of the plate on the forehead , 3 inches ; wing , 8 ; tail , 3 ; tarsi , 3 ; middle toe , 3 ; nail , ; hind - toe , ; nail , .1 " I cannot conclude these remarks ...
... inches ; bill , from the gape to the tip , 23 ; from tip to posterior edge of the plate on the forehead , 3 inches ; wing , 8 ; tail , 3 ; tarsi , 3 ; middle toe , 3 ; nail , ; hind - toe , ; nail , .1 " I cannot conclude these remarks ...
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... carbonized leaves and fibres matted together , and flake after flake may be peeled off through a thickness of many inches . Rarely are any large trunks or branches of trees observable 22 CHAP . I. PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
... carbonized leaves and fibres matted together , and flake after flake may be peeled off through a thickness of many inches . Rarely are any large trunks or branches of trees observable 22 CHAP . I. PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
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... inches to several feet in diameter , and attain a length of fifty or sixty feet . They are often found erect , and uncompressed ; in general , all vestiges of internal structure are lost , the cylinder of carbonized bark being filled up ...
... inches to several feet in diameter , and attain a length of fifty or sixty feet . They are often found erect , and uncompressed ; in general , all vestiges of internal structure are lost , the cylinder of carbonized bark being filled up ...
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... inches in diameter , and of great length - sometimes twenty or thirty feet - gradually lessening , and dividing and subdividing , as they extend . The surface is marked with distinct pits or areola , which are either oval 2 a 1 COAL ...
... inches in diameter , and of great length - sometimes twenty or thirty feet - gradually lessening , and dividing and subdividing , as they extend . The surface is marked with distinct pits or areola , which are either oval 2 a 1 COAL ...
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... inches below the first ramification of the roots . The car- bonaceous crust that enveloped the roots was thick at the upper part , but gradually became thinner towards the extremities , and at a , and b , was a mere pellicle that fell ...
... inches below the first ramification of the roots . The car- bonaceous crust that enveloped the roots was thick at the upper part , but gradually became thinner towards the extremities , and at a , and b , was a mere pellicle that fell ...
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