02475cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000110011910000300013024500490016026400510020930000470026033600260030733700260033333800360035950000310039550802020042652011200062853400450174865300230179365300750181665300600189165300290195165300320198065300270201285600430203999900190208262414UtSlPG20260610134434.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a16000284  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aAMaQE1 aOwen, Richard,d1804-189210aGeology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-06-17  aProduced by deaurider, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World" by Richard Owen is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century, specifically around the Victorian era. The book explores the geological formations and the extinct animals that inhabited various periods of the Earth’s history, particularly focusing on the methods used to reconstruct these ancient creatures from fossil remains.   In this work, Owen describes various geological formations, such as the Chalk, Wealden, Oolite, and Lias, detailing the unique fossils found in each layer. Moreover, the book presents detailed accounts of notable extinct animals, including the Mosasaurus, Pterodactyle, Iguanodon, and others, accompanied by descriptions of their anatomical features and habitats. Owen outlines his collaborative efforts with artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who crafted the restorations of these extinct species based on the fossilized remains. The book serves as both a scientific study and a tribute to the intricate process of understanding ancient life through geology and paleontology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGeological museums  aCrystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) -- Guidebooks  aGreat Exhibition (1851 : London, England) -- Guidebooks  aDinosaurs -- Exhibitions  aPaleontology -- Exhibitions  aGeology -- Exhibitions40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62414  c103238d103238