The Story of Creation: A Plain Account of EvolutionLongmans, Green, 1888 - Всего страниц: 242 |
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... descent , ' for they have survived through the long and change - bringing millions of years to this day , shedding their shells on the ocean floor , as their ancestors shed FIG . 6. — Foraminifer , Globigerina bulloides , magnified ...
... descent , ' for they have survived through the long and change - bringing millions of years to this day , shedding their shells on the ocean floor , as their ancestors shed FIG . 6. — Foraminifer , Globigerina bulloides , magnified ...
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... Descent is not lineal , but lateral ; the relations between the two kingdoms are represented by two lines starting from a common point and spreading in different directions ( see diagram , fig . 62 ) . Even lower ' and ' higher ' are ...
... Descent is not lineal , but lateral ; the relations between the two kingdoms are represented by two lines starting from a common point and spreading in different directions ( see diagram , fig . 62 ) . Even lower ' and ' higher ' are ...
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... descent to ferns , the sombre flowers which they bear giving them only by strict botanical classification a place among phanerogams , they are , on the other hand , more complex in structure than the single seed - leaf plants , because ...
... descent to ferns , the sombre flowers which they bear giving them only by strict botanical classification a place among phanerogams , they are , on the other hand , more complex in structure than the single seed - leaf plants , because ...
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... and the hanging tentacles are charged , as in its fresh - water ally , with deadly fluid . Lovelier still , and of slightly more complex structure ,. FIG . 40 .-- Jelly - fish . FIG . 42. - Coral . 3 Descent of Man. PRESENT LIFE - FORMS ...
... and the hanging tentacles are charged , as in its fresh - water ally , with deadly fluid . Lovelier still , and of slightly more complex structure ,. FIG . 40 .-- Jelly - fish . FIG . 42. - Coral . 3 Descent of Man. PRESENT LIFE - FORMS ...
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... foundations of solid land on which the bird builds her nest and man sets his dwelling . 3. Echinodermata . This division includes all rayed animals ,. FIG . 42. - Coral . 3 Descent of Man , p . 54 , 2nd. 102 THE STORY OF CREATION.
... foundations of solid land on which the bird builds her nest and man sets his dwelling . 3. Echinodermata . This division includes all rayed animals ,. FIG . 42. - Coral . 3 Descent of Man , p . 54 , 2nd. 102 THE STORY OF CREATION.
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