Introductory Text-book of GeologyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1869 - 194 strani |
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... reptiles and fishes , and others replete with the debris of terrestrial vegetation . By these methods we would soon be enabled to identify the chalk strata of Cambridge with those of Kent , the oolites of York with those of Bath , the ...
... reptiles and fishes , and others replete with the debris of terrestrial vegetation . By these methods we would soon be enabled to identify the chalk strata of Cambridge with those of Kent , the oolites of York with those of Bath , the ...
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... reptiles , and fishes ; and the latter the shellfish , crabs , insects , worms , starfish , sea - urchins , corals , sponges , and other lowly organisins . In a fossil state the harder and more durable portions are usually best ...
... reptiles , and fishes ; and the latter the shellfish , crabs , insects , worms , starfish , sea - urchins , corals , sponges , and other lowly organisins . In a fossil state the harder and more durable portions are usually best ...
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... REPTILES during the Old Red Sandstone period , we have as yet no unquestioned evidence . It is true that footprints , scutes , and bones occur in the sandstones of Lossiemouth , in Elginshire , which were , till recently , regarded as ...
... REPTILES during the Old Red Sandstone period , we have as yet no unquestioned evidence . It is true that footprints , scutes , and bones occur in the sandstones of Lossiemouth , in Elginshire , which were , till recently , regarded as ...
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... , reeds , and rush - like vegetation- and of sedgy margins , where , perhaps , some lowly reptiles enjoyed the necessary conditions of an amphibious existence . X. THE CARBONIFEROUS SYSTEM , EMBRACING THE LOWER COAL - RECAPITULATION . 95.
... , reeds , and rush - like vegetation- and of sedgy margins , where , perhaps , some lowly reptiles enjoyed the necessary conditions of an amphibious existence . X. THE CARBONIFEROUS SYSTEM , EMBRACING THE LOWER COAL - RECAPITULATION . 95.
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... reptiles of the frog and lizard kinds , in- dicate the existence of a terrestrial fauna which becomes more abundant and varied in the higher groups of the system . Mountain or Carboniferous Limestones . 93. This group is one of the most ...
... reptiles of the frog and lizard kinds , in- dicate the existence of a terrestrial fauna which becomes more abundant and varied in the higher groups of the system . Mountain or Carboniferous Limestones . 93. This group is one of the most ...
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abundant accumulations agency aqueous arrangement ATLAS basalt beds bituminous boulders building-stone calcareous Cambrian carboniferous chalk chemical chiefly clay clay-slate coal coal-measures coloured compact composed composition conglomerates coral-reefs corals cretaceous crust crustacea crystalline deposits districts drift earth Edition encrinites England eocene epoch estuaries existing felspar fishes formation forms fossils frequent fresh-water GEOGRAPHY geologists Geology globe gneiss granite gravel greenstone grits groups igneous rocks interstratified islands lakes laminated land Laurentian lava layers less lias lignite lime limestone lower marine marls masses Mesozoic Metamorphic mica mica-schist mineral mountain limestone numerous occur ocean Old Red Sandstone oolite origin PALEOZOIC peculiar period Permian plants and animals present quartz remains of plants reptiles rivers rocky sand schists Scotland seams seas sedimentary shales shell-fish shells silicious silt Silurian slates slaty species stone strata stratified rocks structure surface termed tertiary TEXT-BOOK texture thick tion trap trappean Triassic upheavals upper vegetable volcanic wealden zoophytes
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