. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palæontological science. Paleontology. THE EOCENE PERIOD. 293 a canal (when the shell is said to be " siphonostomatous ")— this section including the carnivorous and most highly-or~. Cardita pla7iicosta. !\liddle Eocene. ganised groups of the class. Not only is this the case, but a large number of the Eocene Univalves belong to types which now attain their maximum of development in the warmer regions of the globe. Thus we find numerous species of Cones {Conus)^ Volutes ( Volutd)^ C


. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palæontological science. Paleontology. THE EOCENE PERIOD. 293 a canal (when the shell is said to be " siphonostomatous ")— this section including the carnivorous and most highly-or~. Cardita pla7iicosta. !\liddle Eocene. ganised groups of the class. Not only is this the case, but a large number of the Eocene Univalves belong to types which now attain their maximum of development in the warmer regions of the globe. Thus we find numerous species of Cones {Conus)^ Volutes ( Volutd)^ Cowries {Cyprcea, fig. 218),. 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 Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. Edinburgh, London, Blackwood


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