The Testimony of the Rocks, Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and RevealedT. Constable, 1857 - 500 pages |
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Acrogens ages ancient animals anti-geologists appearance argument astronomic bear beds birds Carboniferous Cephalaspis character Coal Measures Coccosteus coniferous conifers creation creatures deluge deposits detected dicotyledonous Divine division earth elephant Eocene evidence exhibited existing extinct fact feet ferns ferous fishes flood flora forests formation fossil fragments fronds furnished geologic geologist globe greatly heavens Helmsdale human hundred hyænas inches instance known land least length Lepidodendron living lower mammals mayhap Miocene molluscs Mosaic Moses nature occur ocean Old Red Sandstone Oolitic organisms original Palæozoic peculiar period plants portion present race regarded remains remark represented reptiles resembles revelation rocks says scale scarce Scotland Scripture seems shells Sigillaria Silurian species specimens Sphenopteris stems surface terrestrial Tertiary theologians thick thousand tion trees true ture Turrettine upper vast vegetable vision Zamia Zostera