. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palæontological science. Paleontology. Fig- 235.—Plata7ius acerotdes, an Upper Miocene Plane-tree, a, Leaf; b. The core of a bundle of fruits; c, A single Fig. 236. — Cinnamo- vnivi polyinorpkurn. a. Leaf; b, Flower. Upper Miocene. very nearly allied to the huge Sequoia (WelUngtonia) gigantea of California. A nearly-allied form (Sequoia Laiigsdoiffi) has been detected in the leaf-bed of Ardtun, in the Hebrides. In Greenland, as well as in other parts of the Arctic regions, Miocene st

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. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palæontological science. Paleontology. Fig- 235.—Plata7ius acerotdes, an Upper Miocene Plane-tree, a, Leaf; b. The core of a bundle of fruits; c, A single Fig. 236. — Cinnamo- vnivi polyinorpkurn. a. Leaf; b, Flower. Upper Miocene. very nearly allied to the huge Sequoia (WelUngtonia) gigantea of California. A nearly-allied form (Sequoia Laiigsdoiffi) has been detected in the leaf-bed of Ardtun, in the Hebrides. In Greenland, as well as in other parts of the Arctic regions, Miocene strata have been discovered which have yielded a great number of plants, many of which are identical with species found in the European ]\Iiocene. Amongst these. 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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