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Page 91
... remarkable of the fossil saurians , which are found in the secondary strata , are those which have been called ichthyosaurus , plesio- saurus , megalosaurus , and iguanodon . The first of these is so called from the characters of the 91.
... remarkable of the fossil saurians , which are found in the secondary strata , are those which have been called ichthyosaurus , plesio- saurus , megalosaurus , and iguanodon . The first of these is so called from the characters of the 91.
Page 93
... ichthyosaurus , as restored in the way we have al luded to , is given by the Reverend W. Cony- beare , the eminent geologist , to whom we are indebted for the most complete account of these fossil saurians . Remains of the ichthyosaurus ...
... ichthyosaurus , as restored in the way we have al luded to , is given by the Reverend W. Cony- beare , the eminent geologist , to whom we are indebted for the most complete account of these fossil saurians . Remains of the ichthyosaurus ...
Page 94
... ichthyosaurus . Some fragments of the bones of a saurian of gigantic size were.discovered by Dr. Buckland , a few years ago , in the quarry of Stonesfield , near Woodstock , in Oxfordshire . According to the opinion of Cuvier , who ...
... ichthyosaurus . Some fragments of the bones of a saurian of gigantic size were.discovered by Dr. Buckland , a few years ago , in the quarry of Stonesfield , near Woodstock , in Oxfordshire . According to the opinion of Cuvier , who ...
Page 95
... ichthyosaurus , that must have been at least four feet in length . He has called the stones coprolites , from kopros , Greek for dung , and lithos , a stone . Since his attention was directed to the subject , he has found similar bodies ...
... ichthyosaurus , that must have been at least four feet in length . He has called the stones coprolites , from kopros , Greek for dung , and lithos , a stone . Since his attention was directed to the subject , he has found similar bodies ...
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