Petrifactions and Their Teachings; Or, A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumBohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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Page 67
Gideon Algernon Mantell. three digits are produced by the distal extremity of the metatarsal bone : the hemispherical and circular spots with b a LIGN . 21. - FOOTPRINT OF A TRIDACTYLE BIRD , AND IMPRESSIONS OF RAIN- DROPS , ON SANDSTONE ...
Gideon Algernon Mantell. three digits are produced by the distal extremity of the metatarsal bone : the hemispherical and circular spots with b a LIGN . 21. - FOOTPRINT OF A TRIDACTYLE BIRD , AND IMPRESSIONS OF RAIN- DROPS , ON SANDSTONE ...
Page 68
... metatarsal , or shank - bone , being exquisitely dis- played . The great slab ( Lign . 22 ) , which is about six by eight feet in dimersions , and two inches in thickness , contains above seventy - five impressions . There are five rows ...
... metatarsal , or shank - bone , being exquisitely dis- played . The great slab ( Lign . 22 ) , which is about six by eight feet in dimersions , and two inches in thickness , contains above seventy - five impressions . There are five rows ...
Page 76
... metatarsal bone , and teeth , of an extinct species of Horse ( Equus fos- silis ) , imbedded in masses of conglomerated pebbles from the ancient shingle bed , are especially worthy of notice . ' Near these fossils are several bones ( of ...
... metatarsal bone , and teeth , of an extinct species of Horse ( Equus fos- silis ) , imbedded in masses of conglomerated pebbles from the ancient shingle bed , are especially worthy of notice . ' Near these fossils are several bones ( of ...
Page 91
... metatarsal of a wader , with the oval cicatrix for the attachment of the hind toe ; but this fossil ultimately proved to be the distal end of a humerus . Later observations have shown that it is probable all the presumed ornithic ...
... metatarsal of a wader , with the oval cicatrix for the attachment of the hind toe ; but this fossil ultimately proved to be the distal end of a humerus . Later observations have shown that it is probable all the presumed ornithic ...
Page 113
... metatarsal bone , to state that in the genus Dinornis it has three trochlear articulations ; while in that of Palapteryx there is a posterior depression for the articulation with the metatarsal of the hind toe ; the birds of this genus ...
... metatarsal bone , to state that in the genus Dinornis it has three trochlear articulations ; while in that of Palapteryx there is a posterior depression for the articulation with the metatarsal of the hind toe ; the birds of this genus ...
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ancient animal arch articular articulated beds belong birds body bones British Museum carnivora caudal vertebræ cavity cervical Cetiosaurus chalk characters clay collection colossal convex coracoid cranium 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 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-case tail teeth Teleosaurus tertiary tibia Tilgate Forest tooth Trans transverse upper vertebral column Wall-case Wealden Wonders of Geology Zealand