. The story of the earth and man [microform]. Geology; Paleontology; Man; Géologie; Paléontologie; Homme. creeks swarmed with fishes. A fe^^v sluggish reptiles crept along the muddy or sandy shores, and out s' ward weie great banks and reefs of coral and shells in the clear blue sea. The whole aspect of nature, taken in a general view, in the Older Carboniferous period, must have much resembled that at present seen among the islands of the southern hemisphere. And the plants and animals, though different, were more like those of the modern South Pacific than any others now living. As the age w
. The story of the earth and man [microform]. Geology; Paleontology; Man; Géologie; Paléontologie; Homme. creeks swarmed with fishes. A fe^^v sluggish reptiles crept along the muddy or sandy shores, and out s' ward weie great banks and reefs of coral and shells in the clear blue sea. The whole aspect of nature, taken in a general view, in the Older Carboniferous period, must have much resembled that at present seen among the islands of the southern hemisphere. And the plants and animals, though different, were more like those of the modern South Pacific than any others now living. As the age wore on, the continents were slowly lifted out of the water, and the great continental plateaus were changed from coral seas into swampy flats or low uplands, studded in many places with shallow lakes, and penetrated with numerous creeks and sluggish streams. In the eastern continent these land surfaces prevailed extensively, more especially in the west; and in America they spread both east- ward and westward from the Appalachian ridge, until only a long north and south Mediterranean, running pa-^allel to the Kocky Mountains, remained of the former wide internal ocean. On this new and low land, comparable with the " Sylvas" of the South American continent, flourished the wondrous vegeta- tion of the Coal period, and were introduced the new land animals, whose presence distinguishes the close of the Palaeozoic. After a vast lapse of time, in which only slow and gradual subsidence occurred, a more rapid settlement of the continental areas brought the greater part of. 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 Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Toronto : Copp Clark
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