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100 1 _aOwen, Richard,
_d1804-1892
245 1 0 _aGeology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-06-17
508 _aProduced by deaurider, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGeological museums
653 _aCrystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) -- Guidebooks
653 _aGreat Exhibition (1851 : London, England) -- Guidebooks
653 _aDinosaurs -- Exhibitions
653 _aPaleontology -- Exhibitions
653 _aGeology -- Exhibitions
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62414
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