The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 342
... Lower Devonian to Middle Cretaceous . Mostly fusiform fishes with heterocercal tail ; maxillary bone of the upper jaw bound to the preopercle bone space for the muscle restricted to lower jaw , limiting its power and function ; many ...
... Lower Devonian to Middle Cretaceous . Mostly fusiform fishes with heterocercal tail ; maxillary bone of the upper jaw bound to the preopercle bone space for the muscle restricted to lower jaw , limiting its power and function ; many ...
Page 545
... lower wing loading ( 0.15 gram per square centimetre ) than the golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) whose long , broad wings are able to provide it with a loading no lower than about 0.9 gram per square centi- metre . To be able to ...
... lower wing loading ( 0.15 gram per square centimetre ) than the golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) whose long , broad wings are able to provide it with a loading no lower than about 0.9 gram per square centi- metre . To be able to ...
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... Lower Cambrian of California . The Heli- coplacoidea had a fusiform , probably flexible body cov- ered by spirally arranged plates . From one pole , prob- ably from the mouth , extends a generally single ambula- crum , a structure ...
... Lower Cambrian of California . The Heli- coplacoidea had a fusiform , probably flexible body cov- ered by spirally arranged plates . From one pole , prob- ably from the mouth , extends a generally single ambula- crum , a structure ...
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