Natural Science, 1. köideMacmillan, 1892 |
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... Olenellus , 340 Colias edusa , 653 Collections- Darwin's Cirripedia , 560 Davies ( Cryptogams ) , 714 Fortnum's , 397 Collections- ( continued ) — Hawkins ( Chalk ) , 632 Hose ( Borneo ) , 633 Hume ( Indian Horns and Heads ) , 632 ...
... Olenellus , 340 Colias edusa , 653 Collections- Darwin's Cirripedia , 560 Davies ( Cryptogams ) , 714 Fortnum's , 397 Collections- ( continued ) — Hawkins ( Chalk ) , 632 Hose ( Borneo ) , 633 Hume ( Indian Horns and Heads ) , 632 ...
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... Olenellus kjerulfi , 343 Olenellus , Story of , 340 * Olenellus thompsoni , 343 Olenellus vermontana , 343 Oozes , 18 Optical characters of crystals , 391 Orchids , 491 * Oreas canna , 705 Organisation of science , 241 Ornithorhynchus ...
... Olenellus kjerulfi , 343 Olenellus , Story of , 340 * Olenellus thompsoni , 343 Olenellus vermontana , 343 Oozes , 18 Optical characters of crystals , 391 Orchids , 491 * Oreas canna , 705 Organisation of science , 241 Ornithorhynchus ...
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... Olenellus Zone , by C. D. Walcott ; and ( 4 ) The First Annual Report of the Irrigation Survey , by the Director . The Bulletins of the same Survey issued during 1891 comprise :-( 1 ) The Texan Permian and its Mesozoic Types of Fossils ...
... Olenellus Zone , by C. D. Walcott ; and ( 4 ) The First Annual Report of the Irrigation Survey , by the Director . The Bulletins of the same Survey issued during 1891 comprise :-( 1 ) The Texan Permian and its Mesozoic Types of Fossils ...
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... Olenellus and Salterella . THE excessive rainfall during the early part of the present winter has caused the opening of numerous chasms or " swallow holes . " These are found principally along the line where Tertiary clays over- lap the ...
... Olenellus and Salterella . THE excessive rainfall during the early part of the present winter has caused the opening of numerous chasms or " swallow holes . " These are found principally along the line where Tertiary clays over- lap the ...
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... Olenellus zone . At present , however , we may confine our attention to such zones as are characterised by the existence of forms which are usually spoken of as species . These zones vary in different ways , when traced laterally . It ...
... Olenellus zone . At present , however , we may confine our attention to such zones as are characterised by the existence of forms which are usually spoken of as species . These zones vary in different ways , when traced laterally . It ...
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