. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 893.— Restoration of Gastornis Edwardsii <after Fig. 894.—Sknll of Odontopteryx toliapicus, restored (after Owen). In 1876 Cope published the discovery of a gigantic bird from the lowest Eocene of the San Juan basin. The Diatryma gigantea, ac- cording to Cope, combines the characters of the Cursores (ostrich family) with those of the extinct Gastornis of the Paris basin. Judg-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for rea

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. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 893.— Restoration of Gastornis Edwardsii <after Fig. 894.—Sknll of Odontopteryx toliapicus, restored (after Owen). In 1876 Cope published the discovery of a gigantic bird from the lowest Eocene of the San Juan basin. The Diatryma gigantea, ac- cording to Cope, combines the characters of the Cursores (ostrich family) with those of the extinct Gastornis of the Paris basin. Judg-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. New York : D. Appleton and Co.

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