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... fossils are not superficial deposits , and do not cover the earth , but constitute the entire mass of mountains . It has been also the favourite notion of some modern writers , who are aware that fossil bodies cannot all be referred to ...
... fossils are not superficial deposits , and do not cover the earth , but constitute the entire mass of mountains . It has been also the favourite notion of some modern writers , who are aware that fossil bodies cannot all be referred to ...
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... fossil rep- tiles , so called from the complex wavy structure of their teeth , as shown in section . plesiosaurus - a fossil reptile akin to a lizard . ichthyosaurus - a fossil animal re- sembling both a fish and a lizard . teleosaurus ...
... fossil rep- tiles , so called from the complex wavy structure of their teeth , as shown in section . plesiosaurus - a fossil reptile akin to a lizard . ichthyosaurus - a fossil animal re- sembling both a fish and a lizard . teleosaurus ...
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... fossil species of deer . anoplotherium - a fossil pachyderm without organs for defence . mastodon - a fossil elephant , with nipple - like prominences on its teeth . megatherium - a large extinct animal of the sloth kind . glyptodon - a ...
... fossil species of deer . anoplotherium - a fossil pachyderm without organs for defence . mastodon - a fossil elephant , with nipple - like prominences on its teeth . megatherium - a large extinct animal of the sloth kind . glyptodon - a ...
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