i. 128; size, character, and
habits, i. 129; further disco-
veries of, ii. 20.

Meisner, lignite of, near Cassel, i.
381.

Metals, advantageous dispositions
of, i. 84, 413-415; important
properties of, i. 414, 415.
Meyer, Herman Von, notice of ink
bags with fossil internal shells of
sepia, ii. 52; on ink bag in con-
tact with belemnite, ii. 69; his
description of fossil mammalia
of Georgensgemünd, i. 78; his
notices of fossil crustaceans, i.
293.

Mineral bodies, proofs of design in,
i. 426.

Milan, bones in museum at, i. 80.
Miller his Natural History of cri-
noidea, i. 314, 315, 321, 322, 325,
328.

Milliola, vast numbers in strata
near Paris, i. 290.
Minerals, proofs of design in com-
postion and adaptations of, i. 426.
Miocene division of tertiary strata,
i. 68; period, mammalia of, i.
77.
Mississippi, drifted trees in Delta
of, i. 382.
Mitscherlich, his production of ar-
tificial crystals by fire, i. 42.
Molasse, localities of lignite in, i.
382.

Molusca, many genera of, in tran-

sition strata, i. 56.
Mollusks, fossil remains of, i. 224;
naked, fossil remains of, i. 230.
Monitors, character of recent spe.

cies, i. 167; type of, enlarged
in fossil saurians, i. 170.
Monpezat, granite enclosed in lava
at, ii. 7.

Molecules, successive condition o
in crystalline bodies, i. 428, 429,
430.
Monte Bolca, vast accumulation of
fossil fishes at, i. 101; fishes pe-
rished suddenly, i. 101; fossil
fishes of, i. 203, 216; fishes of,
rearranged by Agassiz, i. 217.1
Mont Martre, list of vertebrata found
at, i. 73; fishes of, i. 217.
Morton, Dr., mosasaurus found by,
in America, i. 167.

Moses, his cosmonogy reconcileable

with geology, i. 26; object of his
account of creation, i. 35.
Mosaic history in accordance with
geology, i. 21.

Mosaic cosmogony, attempts to re-
concile with geology, i. 23.
Mosasaurus, great animal of Maes-
tricht, i. 167; allied to monitors,
i. 167, 168; described by Cam-
per and Cuvier, i. 167; coeval
with the cretaceous formation, i.
167; remains of where found, i.
167; length and character of, i.
168; teeth, peculiar character
of, i. 169; vertebræ, number of,
i. 169; extremities, character of,
i. 169; character, predicted by
Cuvier, i. 170; a link between
the monitors and iguanas, i. 170;
habit, aquatic. i. 170.

Moscow Bulletin Soc. Imp. de,
observations on coprolites in, i.
156.

Moschus pygmæus, tendons in back
of, i. 175.

Muller, on eyes of insects, &c. i.
299.

Multilocular shells, extinct genera
of, i. 238.

Munster, Count, foraminiferes dis-
covered by, in Maestricht stone,
ii. 64; his discovery of mamma-
lia at Georgensgemund, i. 78;
pterodactyle described by, i.
173; his figures of horny sheaths
of belemnites, i. 283; his col-
lection of crustaceans from So-
lenhofen i. 292.

Murchison, Mr., his discovery of
fishes in old red sandstone, i.
211; Silurian system established
by, i. 394; fishes, &c. found in
Wolverhampton coal field by, ii.

43.,

Myliobates, fossil plates of, i. 221.

Nacre, causes of preservation of, i.
283.

Natural religion, addition to its
evidences by geology, i. 22;
links in evidences of supplied by
geology, i. 436.
Nautilus, fossil species peculiar to
certain formations, i. 235; de-
scription of, i. 242; mechanical

contrivances in, i. 238; Mr.
Owen's memoir, on, i. 238;
chambers, act as floats, i. 240;
siphuncle, its functions and mode
of action, i. 241, 243, 246; si-
phuncle, calcareous sheath of,
i. 248; siphuncle, substance of,
i. 248; use of air chambers, i.
243; contrivances to strengthen
the shell, i. 244-246; number
of transverse plates, i. 246; ac-
tion of pericardial fluid, i. 247—
249; like that of water in the
water balloon, i. 248; its manner
of floating, rising, sinking and
moving at the bottom, i. 249,
250; opinions of Hook and Par-
kinson concerning, i. 250; the
Author's theory, i. 250.
Nautilus sypho, intermediate cha-
racter of, i. 269-273:
Nautilus zic zac, intermediate cha-
racter of, i. 269-273.
Nebular hypothesis, consistent with
geological phenomena, i. 40.
Nelson, Lieut., on strata formed
by the wind in the Bermudas, i.
104.

Newcastle, plants preserved in coal
mines at, i. 344.

Newhaven, nodules of iron-stone
containing fishes and coprolites
at, i. 212.

Newton, his religious views result-
ing from philosophy, i. 19, 440.
Nichol, Mr., observations on fossil
pinus and araucaria, i. 364, 365,
366.

Noggerath, Professor, chronometer
in fossil wood, observed by, i.
381.
Norfolk, remains in crag formation

of, i. 79; fishes in crag of, i. 217.
Norland House, Artesian well at, i.
420.

North Cliff, bones in freshwater

formation at, i. 79.
Nummulites, their extent and num-
ber, i. 288, 289; functions and
structure, i. 289; influence on
stratification, i. 289.

Oberau, granite overlying creta-
ceous rocks, at ii. 5.
Odier, M., his discovery of chitine,

or elytrine in wings of insects, i.
310.
Oeland, orthoceratites in limestone
of, i. 274; lituite found in the
same, i. 275.

Oeningen, plants of, 382, et seq.;
fossil fishes of, i. 203, 217; de-
scription of fossil plants at, by
Professor Braun, i. 384-386;
plants in brown coal formation
at, i. 382; fossil salamander of,
i. 386.
Ogyges, i. 295.
Onchus, i. 220.
Opossum, remains of in secondary
and tertiary strata, i. 63; bones
of, in oolite at Stonefield, i. 191.
Organic remains, best summaries of,
i. 39; argument from absence of,
i. 50; general history of, i. 88;
afford evidence of design, i. 89;
important inferences from, i. 91;
study of, indispensable to geolo-
gy, i. 92; successive stages of
deposition, i. 94; best ground-
work of geological divisions, i.
94; supply deficient links in the
existing animal kingdom, i. 94.
Orodus, i. 220.

Ornithicnites, in new red sandstone
of Connecticut, ii. 40.
Ornithorhynchus, sternal apparatus
like that of ichthyosaurus, i. 142,
145; Mr. R. Owen's papers on,
i. 142.

Orthoceratite, character and extent
of, i. 274.

Osseous breccia, in fissures of lime-
stone, i. 80.

Osler, Mr., on proboscis of bucci-
num, i. 226.

Owen, Mr., on peculiarities of mar-
supialia, i. 64; on comparative
organization of ornithorhynchus
and reptiles, i. 142; on bones of
land tortoises, i. 181; on nautilus
pompilius, i. 238, 244, 248, 249,
251.

Pachydermata, existing genera of,
in pliocene strata, i 79.
Pain, aggregate of diminished by
the agency of carnivora, i. 105.
Palæotherium, remains of in Cal-

caire Grossier, i. 69; character
and place of, i. 70.
Paley, his notice of spiral intestine
of shark, i. 153; defect arising
from his want of knowledge in
geology, i. 426; his argument
for the unity of the deity, i. 434.
Palms, in brown coal of Germany,
i. 381, 385; geological extent of,
386, 387; number and distribu-
tion of existing and fossil species,
i. 386; fossil trunks of, i. 386,
387; leaves, localities and species
of, i. 387; localities of fossil fruits
of, i. 388.

Pampas, megatherium found in, ii.

20.

Pandaneæ, character and extent of
recent species, i. 377; fossil fruit
of in inferior oolite, i. 378; func-
tions of, 379.
Pandanus, fruit of recent species, i.
378, 379.

Pandanocarpum, in tertiary forma-
tion, i. 380.

Pangolin, armed with horny scales,
i. 128.

Pander, his description of megathe-
rium, i. 114.
Paradoxus, i. 295.

Paraguay, megatherium found in,
i. 128.

Parish, Woodbine, esq. his discovery
of megatherium, i. 115, 128.
Parkinson, Mr., his theory respect-
ing chambers of nautilus, i. 250;
his observations on the lily encri-
nite, i. 317; his description of the
fossil fruits of Sheppey, i. 388.
Parry, Capt., on the long preser-
vation of human footsteps, i. 200.
Patterson, Mr., on artificial crystals
of galena, i. 411.

Peat bogs, local formations of, ii. 11.
Pens, recent and fossil of loligo, i.

231, 232; structure of fossil de-
scribed, i. 233, 234.

Pentacrinite, character and habit of
living species, i. 326; Briarean,
described, i. 326; vertebral co-
lumn of, i. 327; attached to lig-
nite at Lyme, i. 329; side-arms,
i. 330; stomach of, i. 330; body,
arms, and fingers of, i. 331; num.
ber of bones prodigious, 332;

concluding considerations on, i.
332.

Perfection consists in adaptation of
organization to the functions of
the species, i. 89.
Pericardial fluid, its mode of action,
i. 247, 251.
Perpignan, Artesian wells in basin
of, i. 423.
Perranzabulo, village buried by
sand flood, i 104.
Peron, animal of spirula found by,
i. 273.

Petavius, his interpretation of Ge-
nesis, i. 1., i. 29.

Pines, fossil in coal formation and
lias, i. 366; peculiarity in struc-
ture of, i. 365.
Placoidean, order of fishes, i. 205.
Plesiosaurus, heteroclite character
of, i. 157; number and geological
extent of species, i. 158; head,
compound character of, i. 159;
neck, great length of, i. 160;
back and tail, i. 161; ribs, pecu-
liar character of, i. 161; skin,
Cuvier's conjecture as to, i. 163;
lungs, probable condition of, i.
163; extremities acted as paddles,
i. 163; probable habits of animal,
i. 164; concluding observations
upon, i. 166.
Pliocene, division of tertiary strata,
i. 68; animal remains of, i. 79;
evidences of history of, i. 79.
Podocarya, fruit of, in inferior ovlite,
i. 378.

Poikilitic, term proposed for forma-

tions connected with the new red
sandstone, ii. 38

Police of nature, i. 227; excessive
increase of animals restrained by,
i. 108.

Polypes, fossil remains of, i. 332;
abundance of in warm climates,
i. 333; functions of in submarine
economy, i. 334; effects in the
production of strata, i. 335; con-
cluding observations on, i. 336.
Polypterus, i. 209.
Population, how affected by geolo-
gical causes, i. 15.
Porphyry, veins and overlying
masses of, ii. 5.
Portland, petrified cycadeæ found

formation, i. 305.

Prevost, M. Constant, on erect posi-
tion of fossil trees at St. Eteinne,
i. 353.

Primary stratified rocks, history of,
i. 48, 49

Productions, natural, vary with the
sub-strata, i. 16.

Prout, Dr, his analysis of syphon of
an ammonite, i. 266; on the non-
eternity of molecular constitution
of matter, i. 431; on adaptation
of elements to the use of animal
and vegetable bodies, i. 431.
Province of geology, i. 13.
Psammodus, i. 220.
Pterodactyle, anomalous character
of, i. 171; where found, i. 171;
Cuvier's description of, i. 172;
eight species of, i. 172; organs
of flight, i. 174; vertebræ, cha-
racter of, i. 175; peculiar me-
chanism in neck, i. 175; foot as
in lizards, i. 175; toes, number
and proportions of bones in, i.
175-178; probable food of, i.
179.

Ptychodus, i. 220.

Purbeck, estuary formations in isle
of, i. 99; iguanodon found in isle
of, i. 186.
Putzberg, near Bonn, brown coal of,
i. 381.

Pusey, Professor, his interpretation
of Genesis i. 1, &c. i. 27-30.
Philpotts, Miss, belemnites with
ink-bags in collection of, i. 282.
Phillips, Professor, his views of
fossil organic remains, i. 55; his
illustration of fossil astacids, i.
293; his tabular arrangement of
ammonites, i. 253.
Pholidophorus, i. 215,

species, i. 312.

Ray, Mr., on usefulness of metals, i.

414.

Rays, fossil, i. 221.

Reason, province of distinct from
that of Revelation, i. 437.
Refrigeration, gradual, of matter of
the globe, i. 50.
Reptiles, ages of, i. 131.
Revelation, its object not physical
science, i. 22; province of, dis-
tinct from that of natural religion,
i. 437.

Rhizopodes, new class of animals
discovered by M. Dujardin, ii.

64.
Rhyncholites, fossil beaks, i. 241,
242.

Ripple markings, fossil, i. 198.
Rivers, apparatus for supply of, i.
425; supply and functions of, i.
416, 417.

Robert, M., spirula found by, ii.
63.

Rodentia, in pliocene strata, i. 79.
Roussillon, Artesian well in, i. 423.
Rumphius, his figure, and observa-
tions on living nautilus, i. 238,
250.
Saarbrück, fishes found at, i. 203,
212.

Sabrina island, rise and destruction
of, ii. 8.

Sacred history, consistency of geo-
logical discoveries with, i. 18.
Salado, river, megatherium in bed
of, i. 115, 128.

Salamander, fossil at Oeningen, i.
386; from Japan, alive at Ley-
den, i. 386.

Salt, found in secondary and terti-

ary strata, i. 62.

Sand, effects of wind in forming
strata of, i. 104.

Sapey Brook, concretions in, mis-
taken for footsteps, i. 199.

geological causes, i. 16.

Pycnodonts, i. 214, 215.
Pycnodus, i. 215.

Pyrenees, granite in chalk forma-
tion of, ii. 5.

RADIATA, abound in transition strata,
i. 56.

strata, i. 65; sudden death and
burial in lias clay, i. 102; fossil,
history and relations of, i. 130—
132 in what formations found,
i. 131, 132; amphibious, allied
to crocodiles, i. 191; gigantic
terrestrial, i. 180; flying, i. 171;
marine, i. 132, 157.

Scaphite, character and extent of,
i. 277.

Schlotheim, his early arrangement
of fossil plants, i. 343.
Sciences, geology essential to ad-
vancement of, i. 17.

Scorpions, fossil in coal formation,
i. 306; indicate a warm climate,
i. 308; fossil, description of, i.
317; eyes and skin, preserved,
i. 307, 308; hairs preserved, i.
310.
Scrope, Mr. Poulett, his panoramic
views of Auvergne, ii, 8; on rip-
ple marks and tracks of animals
in oolitic strata, i. 198; ii. 42.
Sea, early history of illustrated by
fossil eyes, i. 302; crowded with
animal life, i. 223.
Secondary strata, history of, i. 60;
adaptation of to human uses, i.
60; materials of, whence derived,
i. 60; nature of materials, i. 61;
advantageous disposition of, i.
62.

Secondary formations, leading cha
racter of their fossil vegetables,
i. 341.
Sedgwick, Professor, on the kind
of information to be looked for
in the Bible, i. 36, 441; his dis
covery of fossil fishes, i. 211.
Segregation, theory of veins filled
by, i. 411.

Sellow, M., his use of Chinese me-

thod of boring wells, i. 224.
Sepiostaire, its analogies to belem-
nite, i. 285.

Serolis, its analogies to trilobites, i.
296, 298.

Serpentine, veins and overlying
masses of, ii. 5.

Serpule, attached to belemnites, i.
285.

Sharks, antiquity of family of, i.
217; extinct species, numerous,
i. 217; fossil teeth of, i, 217;
fossil spines, or icthyodorulites,
i. 218; three sub-families of, i.
218 teeth in early families ob-
tuse, i. 220; peculiar form of tail,
i. 212.
Sheerness, Artesian well at, i. 420.
Shells, number of in tertiary strata,
i. 68; vast accumulation of, in

many strata, i. 96; turbinated,
formed by animals of higher or-
der than bivalves, i. 225; fossil
univalve and bivalve, i. 224, 225;
bored by carnivorous tracheli-
pods, i. 227; specific gravity of,
i. 229; bivalve, constructed by
conchifers, i. 225; proofs of de-
sign in fossil chambered. i. 235 ;
conclusions from chambered spe-
cies, i. 286; foraminated polytha-
lamous, i. 287; microscopic, quan-
tity of, in certain strata, i. 97;
minute multilocular, i. 288.
Sheppey, fossil emys at, i. 197; fos-
sil crocodile at, i. 197; fishes in
London clay at, i. 217; fossil
fruits found at, i. 380, 389.
Sickler, Dr., letter on footsteps at
Hessberg, i. 203.

Siebold, Dr., salamander brought
from Japan, by, i. 386; silicified
buprestis in collection of, ii. 78.
Sienite, veins and overlying masses
of, ii. 5.

Sigillaria, among the largest and
tallest plants of the coal forma-
tion, i. 352; stems occasionally
found erect, i. 353, 354; stem
occasionally divided at the sum-
mit, i. 355; character and rela-
tions of, i. 355, 356; scars on
bark in vertical rows, i. 355;
number of species, i. 355.
Silistria, sturgeons in the Danube
near, i. 212.

Silliman, Professor, his interpreta-
tion of the word beginning, and
of the days of the Mosaic crea-
tion, i. 24.

Silurus, spine of, i. 220.
Silurian system, its geological place,
and history of its establishment,
i. 394; recognition of, on the con-
tinent, i. 395; divisions of. ii.
104.

Simple minerals, definition of, 426.
Siphuncle, structure and functions

of in nautilus, i. 243; arguments
from fossil portions of, i. 247,
248.

Skiddaway island, bones of mega-

therium found in, i. 115.
Sloth, peculiarities in the structure
of living species, no imperfee-