The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... genus Tellina , as well as of cardium , mactra , donax , venus , spondylus , chama , arca , and particularly ostrea , have been found of many spe cies . But no bivalve exists as a fossil in such prodigious numbers , and in such various ...
... genus Tellina , as well as of cardium , mactra , donax , venus , spondylus , chama , arca , and particularly ostrea , have been found of many spe cies . But no bivalve exists as a fossil in such prodigious numbers , and in such various ...
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... genus Trochus . The fossil shells of the genus Turbo are pretty numerous , and some of them very closely resemble those of known recent species . One fos- sil shell of this genus is very remarkable for its vast size , being upwards of a ...
... genus Trochus . The fossil shells of the genus Turbo are pretty numerous , and some of them very closely resemble those of known recent species . One fos- sil shell of this genus is very remarkable for its vast size , being upwards of a ...
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... genus of the Cryptogamia Filices class and order . Na- tural order of Filices or Ferns . Generic character : capsules distinct , disposed in a raceme , in such a manner as to look the same way , or else heaped on the back of the pinna ...
... genus of the Cryptogamia Filices class and order . Na- tural order of Filices or Ferns . Generic character : capsules distinct , disposed in a raceme , in such a manner as to look the same way , or else heaped on the back of the pinna ...
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