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... Carboniferous . 6. Permian 7. Triassic } New Red Sandstone . 8. Jurassic or Oolitic . 9. Cretaceous . 10. Eocene . . II . Miocene . 12. Pliocene . 13. Post - tertiary . PALEOZOIC . MESOZOIC . IDEAL SECTION OF THE CRUST OF 12 INTRODUCTION .
... Carboniferous . 6. Permian 7. Triassic } New Red Sandstone . 8. Jurassic or Oolitic . 9. Cretaceous . 10. Eocene . . II . Miocene . 12. Pliocene . 13. Post - tertiary . PALEOZOIC . MESOZOIC . IDEAL SECTION OF THE CRUST OF 12 INTRODUCTION .
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With a General Introduction on the Principles of Palaeontology Henry Alleyne Nicholson. PALEOZOIC . MESOZOIC . IDEAL SECTION OF THE CRUST OF THE EARTH . Fig . 2 . Post - tertiary and Recent . Pliocene . Miocene . Eocene . KAINOZOIC . 00 ...
With a General Introduction on the Principles of Palaeontology Henry Alleyne Nicholson. PALEOZOIC . MESOZOIC . IDEAL SECTION OF THE CRUST OF THE EARTH . Fig . 2 . Post - tertiary and Recent . Pliocene . Miocene . Eocene . KAINOZOIC . 00 ...
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... Mesozoic formations ( Gr . mesos , intermediate ; zoe , life ) , because their organic remains are intermediate between those of the Pal- æozoic period , and those of more modern strata . The Eocene , Miocene , Pliocene , and Post ...
... Mesozoic formations ( Gr . mesos , intermediate ; zoe , life ) , because their organic remains are intermediate between those of the Pal- æozoic period , and those of more modern strata . The Eocene , Miocene , Pliocene , and Post ...
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... Mesozoic series . It is directly overlaid in various places by strata of Eocene age , which form the base of the great Tertiary · or Kainozoic series of rocks . The question , then , before us is this , What evidence have we as to the ...
... Mesozoic series . It is directly overlaid in various places by strata of Eocene age , which form the base of the great Tertiary · or Kainozoic series of rocks . The question , then , before us is this , What evidence have we as to the ...
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... Mesozoic series . III . SPONGIDA . The Sponges may be defined as Rhizopoda composed of numerous amabiform masses of sarcode united into a composite mass , which is traversed by canals opening on the surface , and is almost always ...
... Mesozoic series . III . SPONGIDA . The Sponges may be defined as Rhizopoda composed of numerous amabiform masses of sarcode united into a composite mass , which is traversed by canals opening on the surface , and is almost always ...
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