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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

Appendix                                                      235

  Index                                                         237




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.


FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.
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     I. Cape Trinity, from a Photograph        (_Frontispiece_).

    II. Map of the Laurentian Region on the River Ottawa          7

   III. Weathered Specimen of Eozoon, from a Photograph           35

    IV. Restoration of Eozoon                                     59

     V. Nature-print of Eozoon                                    93

    VI. Canals of Eozoon, Magnified, from Photographs            127

   VII. Nature-print of Large Laminated Specimen                 169

  VIII. Eozoon With Chrysotile, etc.                             207


WOODCUTS.

  FIG.                                                          PAGE

   1. General Section                                              9
   2. Laurentian Hills                                            11
   3. Section of Laurentian                                       13
   4. Laurentian Map                                              16
   5. Section at St. Pierre                                       22
   6. Sketch of Rocks at St. Pierre                               22
   7. Eozoon from Burgess                                         36
   8, 9. Eozoon from Calumet                                      39
  10. Canals of Eozoon                                            41
  11. Nummuline Wall                                              43
  12. Amœba                                                       60
  13. Actinophrys                                                 60
  14. Entosolenia                                                 62
  15. Biloculina                                                  62
  16. Polystomella                                                62
  17. Polymorphina                                                63
  18. Archæospherinæ                                              67
  19. Nummulites                                                  73
  20. Calcarina                                                   73
  21. Foraminiferal Rock-builders                                 75
  21_a_. Casts of Cells of Eozoon                                 92
  22. Modes of Mineralization                                     96
  23. Silurian Organic Limestone                                  98
  24. Wall of Eozoon Penetrated with Canals                       98
  25. Crinoid Infiltrated with Silicate                          103
  26. Shell Infiltrated with Silicate                            104
  27. Diagram of Proper Wall, etc.                               106
  28, 29. Casts of Canals                                        107
  30. Eozoon from Tudor                                          111
  31.

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