. The chain of life in geological time [microform] : a sketch of the origin and succession of animals and plants. Paleontology; Paleobotany; Paléontologie; Paléobotanique. 154 THE CHAIN OF LIFE. Leaving these fish-like forms, we find the remainder of the carboniferous reptiles to diverge from them along three lines. The first leads to snake-like creatures, destitute of limbs, and which must have been functionally the representatives of. Fig. 134.—Archegcuiunis Decheni. Head and anterior limb reduced. Coal-field ot Saarbruck. the serpents in the Palaeozoic, though batrachian in their affinities


. The chain of life in geological time [microform] : a sketch of the origin and succession of animals and plants. Paleontology; Paleobotany; Paléontologie; Paléobotanique. 154 THE CHAIN OF LIFE. Leaving these fish-like forms, we find the remainder of the carboniferous reptiles to diverge from them along three lines. The first leads to snake-like creatures, destitute of limbs, and which must have been functionally the representatives of. Fig. 134.—Archegcuiunis Decheni. Head and anterior limb reduced. Coal-field ot Saarbruck. the serpents in the Palaeozoic, though batrachian in their affinities (Fig. 135). They are found both in Europe and America; and Huxley describes one from Ireland more than. 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. London : Religious Tract Society


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