The Ancient World, Or, Picturesque Sketches of Creation

abundant adapted ammonite analogies ancient animals appear Asia beds belemnite belonging birds bivalve body bones bony Brachiopoda carboniferous Cephalopoda chalk character chiefly Coccosteus condition considerable containing contrivance coral covered crocodiles deposit distinct districts earth edition elephant elevation enable encrinites England epoch Europe exhibit existing extended extinct extremities feet fishes fossils fragments genus geological gigantic habits head hyæna Ichthyosaurus Iguanodon important indications inhabitants interesting islands kind known land length lias limestone London clay marine marked Megalosaurus Megatherium nature nautilus nearly allied northern old red sandstone older oolitic organic pachyderms peculiar perfect perhaps plates Plesiosaurus powerful present probably proportions quadrupeds red sandstone remains remarkable reptiles reptilian resembling rocks scales secondary period sharks shell silurian singular skeleton strata structure surface tail teeth tertiary period tion Toxodon tract trees tribe Trilobites various vast vegetable vertebræ volume Wealden whole