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Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdomDawson, John William, Sir

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Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom

Name: Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom
Author: Dawson, John William, Sir

Dawson, John William, Sir

Life -- Origin; Paleontology -- Precambrian

Eozoon,--Discovery of, 35;
    Structure of, 65;
    Growth of, 70;
    Fragments of, 74;
    Description of, 65, 77 (also Appendix);
    Note on by Dr. Carpenter, 82;
    Thickened Walls of, 66;
    Preservation of, 100;
    Pores filled with Calcite, 97, 109;
      with Pyroxene, 108;
      with Serpentine, 101;
      with Dolomite, 109;
      in Limestone, 110;
    Defective Specimens of, 113;
      how Mineralized, 102, 116;
      its Contemporaries, 127;
    Acervuline Variety of, 135;
    Variety _Minor_ of, 135;
    Acadianum, 140;
    Bavaricum, 148;
    Localities of, 166;
    Harmony of with other Fossils, 171;
    Summary of evidence relating to, 176.

  Faulted Eozoon, 182.

  Foraminifera, Notice of, 61.

  Fossils, how Mineralized, 93.

  Fusulina, 74.

  Glauconite, 100, 125, 220.

  Graphite of Laurentian, 18, 27.

  Green-sand, 99.

  Grenville, Eozoon of, 38.

  Gümbel on Laurentian Fossils, 124;
      on Eozoon Bavaricum, 141.

  Hastings, Rocks of, 57.

  History of Discovery of Eozoon, 35.

  Honeyman, Dr., referred to, 140.

  Hunt, Dr. Sterry, referred to, 35;
      on Mineralization of Eozoon, 115;
      on Silurian Fossils infiltrated with Silicates, 121;
      on Minerals of the Laurentian, 123;
      on Laurentian Life, 27;
      his Reply to Objections, 199.

  Huronian Rocks, 9.

  Intermediate Skeleton, 64.

  Iron Ores of Laurentian, 19.

  Jones, Prof. T. Rupert, on Eozoon, 42.

  King, Prof., his Objections, 184.

  Labrador Feldspar, 13.

  Laurentian Rocks, 7;
    Fossils of, 130;
    Graphite of, 18, 27;
    Iron Ores of, 19;
    Limestones of, 17.

  Limestones, Laurentian, 17;
    Silurian, 98.

  Localities of Eozoon, 166.

  Loftusia, 164.

  Logan, Sir Wm., referred to, 36;
      on Laurentian, 24;
      on Nature of Eozoon, 37;
    Geological Relations of Eozoon, 48;
      on Additional Specimens of Eozoon, 52.

  Loganite in Eozoon, 36, 102.

  Lowe, Mr., referred to, 38.

  Long Lake, Specimens from, 91.

  Lyell, Sir C., on Eozoon, 234.

  Madoc, Specimens from, 132.

  Maps of Laurentian, 7, 16.

  MacMullen, Mr., referred to, 37.

  Metamorphism of Rocks, 13, 34.

  Mineralization of Eozoon, 101;
      of Fossils, 93;
    Hunt on, 115.

  Nicholson on Stromatopora, 165.

  Nummulites, 73.

  Nummuline Wall, 43, 65, 106, 176, 181.

  Objections answered, 169, 188.

  Parkeria, 164.

  Petite Nation, 20, 43.

  Pole Hill, Specimens from, 121.

  Proper Wall, 43, 65, 106, 176, 181.

  Preservation of Eozoon, 93.

  Protozoa, their Nature, 59, 207.

  Pseudomorphism, 200.

  Pyroxene filling Eozoon, 108.

  Red Clay of Pacific, 222.

  Red Chalk, 222.

  Reply to Objections, 167, 188.

  Receptaculites, 162.

  Robb, Mr., referred to, 120.

  Rowney, Prof., Objections of, 184.

  Serpentine mineralizing Eozoon, 102.

  Silicates mineralizing Fossils, 100, 103, 121, 220.

  Silurian Fossils infiltrated with Silicates, 121.

  Steinhag, Eozoon of, 146.

  Stromatopora, 37, 156.

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Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdomDawson, John William, Sir

History

Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom

Dawson, John William, Sir

Life -- Origin; Paleontology -- Precambrian

Eozoon,--Discovery of, 35;
    Structure of, 65;
    Growth of, 70;
    Fragments of, 74;
    Description of, 65, 77 (also Appendix);
    Note on by Dr. Carpenter, 82;
    Thickened Walls of, 66;
    Preservation of, 100;
    Pores filled with Calcite, 97, 109;
      with Pyroxene, 108;
      with Serpentine, 101;
      with Dolomite, 109;
      in Limestone, 110;
    Defective Specimens of, 113;
      how Mineralized, 102, 116;
      its Contemporaries, 127;
    Acervuline Variety of, 135;
    Variety _Minor_ of, 135;
    Acadianum, 140;
    Bavaricum, 148;
    Localities of, 166;
    Harmony of with other Fossils, 171;
    Summary of evidence relating to, 176.

  Faulted Eozoon, 182.

  Foraminifera, Notice of, 61.

  Fossils, how Mineralized, 93.

  Fusulina, 74.

  Glauconite, 100, 125, 220.

  Graphite of Laurentian, 18, 27.

  Green-sand, 99.

  Grenville, Eozoon of, 38.

  Gümbel on Laurentian Fossils, 124;
      on Eozoon Bavaricum, 141.

  Hastings, Rocks of, 57.

  History of Discovery of Eozoon, 35.

  Honeyman, Dr., referred to, 140.

  Hunt, Dr. Sterry, referred to, 35;
      on Mineralization of Eozoon, 115;
      on Silurian Fossils infiltrated with Silicates, 121;
      on Minerals of the Laurentian, 123;
      on Laurentian Life, 27;
      his Reply to Objections, 199.

  Huronian Rocks, 9.

  Intermediate Skeleton, 64.

  Iron Ores of Laurentian, 19.

  Jones, Prof. T. Rupert, on Eozoon, 42.

  King, Prof., his Objections, 184.

  Labrador Feldspar, 13.

  Laurentian Rocks, 7;
    Fossils of, 130;
    Graphite of, 18, 27;
    Iron Ores of, 19;
    Limestones of, 17.

  Limestones, Laurentian, 17;
    Silurian, 98.

  Localities of Eozoon, 166.

  Loftusia, 164.

  Logan, Sir Wm., referred to, 36;
      on Laurentian, 24;
      on Nature of Eozoon, 37;
    Geological Relations of Eozoon, 48;
      on Additional Specimens of Eozoon, 52.

  Loganite in Eozoon, 36, 102.

  Lowe, Mr., referred to, 38.

  Long Lake, Specimens from, 91.

  Lyell, Sir C., on Eozoon, 234.

  Madoc, Specimens from, 132.

  Maps of Laurentian, 7, 16.

  MacMullen, Mr., referred to, 37.

  Metamorphism of Rocks, 13, 34.

  Mineralization of Eozoon, 101;
      of Fossils, 93;
    Hunt on, 115.

  Nicholson on Stromatopora, 165.

  Nummulites, 73.

  Nummuline Wall, 43, 65, 106, 176, 181.

  Objections answered, 169, 188.

  Parkeria, 164.

  Petite Nation, 20, 43.

  Pole Hill, Specimens from, 121.

  Proper Wall, 43, 65, 106, 176, 181.

  Preservation of Eozoon, 93.

  Protozoa, their Nature, 59, 207.

  Pseudomorphism, 200.

  Pyroxene filling Eozoon, 108.

  Red Clay of Pacific, 222.

  Red Chalk, 222.

  Reply to Objections, 167, 188.

  Receptaculites, 162.

  Robb, Mr., referred to, 120.

  Rowney, Prof., Objections of, 184.

  Serpentine mineralizing Eozoon, 102.

  Silicates mineralizing Fossils, 100, 103, 121, 220.

  Silurian Fossils infiltrated with Silicates, 121.

  Steinhag, Eozoon of, 146.

  Stromatopora, 37, 156.

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Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom

Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom

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