Alethopteris, 136, 165, 196.
Algae (see Sea-weeds).
Alligators, 218, 297.
Alnus, 262.
Amblypterus, 188; macropterus, 188. Ambonychia, 111.
Ammonites, 187, 212-214, 237-239, 272; Humphresianus, 238; bifrons, 238. Ammonitida, 239, 272, 285, 294. Amphibia, 189; of the Carboniferous, 189-191; of the Permian, 200; of the Trias, 215-217; of the Jurassic, 242; of the Miocene, 313. Amphicyon, 322. Amphilestes, 253. Amphispongia, 118. Amphistegina, 311.
Amphitherium, 253 255; Prevostii, 254. Amphitragulus, 317.
Amplexus, 173; coralloides, 174.
Ampyx, 108.
Ananchytes, 266.
Anchitherium, 301, 302.
Ancyloceras, 272, 273; Matheronianus,
Ancylotherium Pentelici, 315. Andrias Scheuchzeri, 313, 314. Angiosperms, 261, 262.
Animal Kingdom, divisions of, 375-378. Anisopus, 206.
Annelida, of the Cambrian period, 82, 83; of the Lower Silurian, 107; of the Upper Silurian, 122, 123; of the De- vonian, 143, 144; of the Carboniferous, 178.
Annularia, 137, 196, 207.
Anomodontia, 220.
Anoplotherida, 302.
Anoplotherium, 302, 303; commune, 303.
Ant-eaters, 299, 315, 349, 350, 353.
Anthracosaurus Russelli, 190.
Anthrapalamon gracilis, 180. Antilocapra, 318.
Antilope quadricornis, 318. Antwerp Crag, 325.
Apes, 323.
Apiocrinus, 231.
Apteryx, 346, 348.
Aqueous rocks, 15.
Arachnida of the Coal-measures, 181.
Aralo-Caspian Beds, 326.
Araucaria, 262.
Araucarioxylon, 170.
Arca, 198; antiqua, 199.
Archæocidaris, 178.
Archæocyathus, 82.
Archaeopteryx, 252, 281; macrura, 252,
Bony Fishes (see Teleostean Fishes). Bos primigenius, 356; taurus, 356. Boulder-clay, 337.
Bourgueticrinus, 266. Bovey-Tracy Beds, 305, 309. Brachiopoda, 125; of the Cambrian rocks,
87; of the Lower Silurian, 108-110; of the Upper Silurian, 125-128; of the De- vonian, 147, 148; of the Carboniferous, 184-186; of the Permian, 198; of the Trias, 211; of the Jurassic, 234; of the Cretaceous, 268; of the Eocene, 292. Brachymetopus, 179.
Brachyurous Crustaceans, 180, 197. Bradford Clay, 227.
Breaks in the Geological and Palæonto- logical record, 44-52.
Breccia, 19.
Brick-earths, 339.
Ceratites, 212-214; nodosus, 212. Ceratodus, 214; altus, 214; Fosteri, 214, 215, 255; serratus, 214. Ceriopora, 145; Hamiltonensis, 146. Cerithium, 213, 293; hexagonum, 294. Cervidae, of the Miocene period, 317; of the Pliocene, 329; of the Post-Pliocene, 354, 355.
Cervus, 317; capreolus, 336, 354; elaphus, 336, 354; megaceros, 354, 355; taran- dus, 354.
Cestracion Philippi, 188, 255. Cestracionts, of the Devonian, 154; of the Carboniferous, 188; of the Permian, 199; of the Trias, 214; of the Jurassic, 242; of the Cretaceous, 275.
Cetacea, 299; of the Eocene, 299; of the Miocene, 315.
Chamaerops, 308; Helvetica, 309. Chazy Limestone, 95, 96.
Cheiroptera, of the Eocene, 304, 305; of the Miocene, 322. Cheirotherium, 215, 216.
Cheirurus, 108, 123; bimucronatus, 124. Chelichnus Duncani, 202.
Chelone Benstedi, 280; planiceps, 251. Chelonia, of the Permian, 202; of the Jurassic, 251; of the Cretaceous, 280; of the Eocene, 296; of the Miocene, 213. Chemnitzia, 213.
Chemung Group, 135, 136, 137. Chert, 34.
Chillesford Beds, 325, 326, 336.
Chonetes, 127, 147, 184; Hardrensis, 185. Chonophyllum, 173.
Conclusions to be drawn from Fossils, 52-56.
Concretions, calcareous, 29; phosphatic, 31; of clay-ironstone, 31; of manganese,
Conifera, 262; wood of, 13; of Devonian period, 138; of the Carboniferous, 170; of the Permian, 196; of the Trias, 208; of the Jurassic period, 230. Coniston Flags and Grits, 116. Connecticut Sandstones, footprints of, 222, 346.
Conocoryphe Mathewi, 85; Sultzeri, 85. Conodonts, 114, 131. Constellaria, 105.
Constricting serpents of the Eocene, 296. Contemporaneity of strata, 44-46. Continuity, theory of, 5-7.'
Conularia, 111, 129, 148, 186, 199, 237;
ornata, 149.
Conulus, 186.
Conus, 293.
Coomhola Grits, 158, 159.
Coprolites, 31, 243.
Coralline Crag, 324. Corallines, 25. Corallium, 311.
Coral-rag, 227, 229, 230. Coral-reefs, 24-26. Coral-rock, 26. Coral-sand, 19, 26.
Corals, 103; of the Lower Silurian, 104, 105; of the Upper Silurian, 119; of the Devonian, 140-143; of the Carbonifer- ous, 172-175; of the Permian, 197; of the Trias, 209; of the Jurassic, 230, 231; of the Cretaceous, 266; of the Eocene, 292; of the Miocene, 311.
Corbula, 235.
Cornbrash, 227, 229.
Corniferous Limestone, 135, 137. Cornulites, 123.
Cornus, 262.
Coryphodon, 300.
Cowries, 259, 271, 293.
Crabs, 180, 197, 233, 267.
Crag, Red, 324; White, 324; Norwich, 324; Antwerp, 325; Bridlington, 325; Coralline, 324.
Crania, 110, 127, 198, 269; Ignabergensis,
Crepidophyllum, 142; Archiaci, 142. Cretaceous period, 256-283; rocks of, in Britain, 257-259; in North America, 260, 261; life of, 261-283. Crinoidal Limestone, 24, 25. Crinoidea, 120; of the Cambrian, 82; of the Lower Silurian, 105; of the Upper Silurian, 120-122; of the Devonian, 143; of the Carboniferous, 175; of the Per- mian, 197; of the Trias, 209; of the Jurassic, 231; of the Cretaceous, 266; of the Eocene, 292.
Crioceras, 273; cristatum, 274. Crocodilia, 218; of the Trias, 218; of the Jurassic, 251; of the Cretaceous, 280; of the Eocene, 296, 297. Cromer Forest-bed, 336. Crossozamites, 230. Crotalocrinus, 122.
Decapod Crustaceans, 180. Deer, 317, 329, 354.
Deinosauria, 248; of the Trias, 221; of the Jurassic, 248-251; of the Cretaceous, 277-279.
Deinotherium, 319, 320; giganteum, 320. Denbighshire Flags and Grits, 115. Dendrocrinus, 82. Dendrograptus, 100. Desmids, 138, 261.
Devonian Formation, 133-136; origin of name, 133; relation to Old Red Sand- stone, 133, 134; of Devonshire, 134; of North America, 135, 136; life of, 136-156. Diadema, 266.
Diatoms, 33; of the Devonian, 138; of the Carboniferous, 164; of flints, 261; of Richmond Earth, 33, 307. Dibranchiate Cephalopods, 112; of the Trias, 212; of the Jurassic, 239-241; of the Cretaceous, 274, 275; of the Eocene, 294; of the Miocene, 312. Diceras, 236; arietina, 236. Diceras Limestone, 227, 236. Dichobune, 303.
Dichograptus, 101; octobrachiatus, 101. Dicotyledonous plants, 262.
Dicotyles antiquus, 317.
Dicranograptus, 101, 119.
Dolphins, 299, 315.
Dorcatherium, 317.
Downton Sandstone, 116.
Draco volans, 245.
Dragon-flies, 311.
Drift, Glacial, 337.
Dremotherium, 317.
Dromatherium sylvestre, 223, 224. Dryandra, 262. Dryopithecus, 323. Dugongs, 299.
Echinodermata, of the Cambrian, 82; of the Lower Silurian, 105; of the Upper Silurian, 120; of the Devonian, 143; of the Carboniferous, 175; of the Permian, 197; of the Trias, 209; of the Jurassic, 231; of the Cretaceous, 266; of the Eocene, 292.
Echinoidea, 177; of the Upper Silurian, 120; of the Devonian, 143; of the Car- boniferous, 177; of the Permian, 197; of the Jurassic, 233; of the Cretaceous,
Edentata, 349; of the Eocene, 299; of the Miocene, 315; of the Post-Pliocene, 349-353.
Edriocrinus, 122.
Eifel Limestone, 135.
Elasmobranchii (see Placoid Fishes). Elasmosaurus, 276. Elephants, 319, 320, 330.
Elephas, 320; Americanus, 357; anti- quus, 329, 330, 336, 341, 357; Falconeri, 359; Melitensis, 359; meridionalis, 329, 330, 336, 357; planifrons, 321; primi- genius, 339, 341, 357, 358. Elk, 354; Irish, 354, 355. Ellipsocephalus Hoffi, 84. Elotherium, 317. Emydidæ, 296.
Enaliosaurians, 219, 242, 276.
Encrinital marble, 24.
Fishes, 150; of the Upper Silurian, 130,
131; of the Devonian, 150-155; of the Carboniferous, 187, 188; of the Permian, 199, 200; of the Trias, 214, 215; of the Jurassic, 240-242; of the Cretaceous, 275, 276; of the Eocene, 295, 296; of the Miocene, 312, 313.
Flint, 33; structure of, 34; origin of, 34; organisms of, 34, 138, 263; of Chalk, 34, 259, 261.
Human implements associated with bones of extinct Mammals, 363, 364. Flora (see Plants).
Footprints of Cheirotherium, 215, 216; of the Triassic sandstones of Connecti- cut, 222. Foraminifera, 22-24, 71-74; of the Cam- brian, 82; of the Lower Silurian, 98; of the Carboniferous, 171, 172; of the Permian, 197; of the Trias, 209; of the Jurassic, 230; of the Cretaceous, 21, 22, 263; of the Eocene, 290; of the Miocene, 311; of the Post-Pliocene, 338; of Atlantic ooze, 22, 23; as build- ers of limestone, 24, 25, 28; as forming green sands, 34. Forbesiocrinus, 175.
Forest-bed of Cromer, 336. Forest-bugs, 311.
Forest-marble, 227.
Gasteropoda, of the Cambrian, 88; of the Lower Silurian, 111; of the Upper Silu- rian, 128, 129; of the Devonian, 148; of the Carboniferous, 186; of the Permian, 199; of the Trias, 213; of the Jurassic, 236, 237; of the Cretaceous, 271; of the Eocene, 292, 293.
Gastornis Parisiensis, 297. Gault, 257, 258. Gavial, 251, 297.
Genesee Slates, 135.
Geological record, breaks in the, 47-52. Giraffes, 317.
Glacial period, 335; deposits of, 337, 338. Glandulina, 311.
Glauconite, 34, 74, 98, 263.
Glauconome, 126, 184; pulcherrima, 183. Globe Crinoids (see Cystoidea). Globigerina, 22, 23, 264.
Glutton, 360.
Glyptaster, 120.
Glyptocrinus, 122.
Glyptodon, 351, 352; clavipes. 352. Glyptolomus, 153.
Goniatites, 130, 149, 187, 214; Jossæ, 187.
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