Transcribed from the 1844 John Churchill edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org VESTIGES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATION. * * * * * LONDON: JOHN CHURCHILL, PRINCES STREET, SOHO. M DCCC XLIV. CONTENTS. PAGE The Bodies of Space—Their arrangements and formation 1 Constituent materials of the Earth and of the other Bodies 27 of Space The Earth formed—Era of the Primary Rocks 44 Commencement of Organic Life—Sea Plants, Corals, etc. 54 Era of the Old Red Sandstone—Fishes abundant. 66 Secondary Rocks. Era of the Carboniferous Formation.—Land 76 formed—Commencement of Land Plants Era of the New Red Sandstone—Terrestrial Zoology commences 94 with Reptiles—First traces of Birds Era of the Oolite—Commencement of Mammalia 105 Era of the Cretaceous Formation 116 Era of the Tertiary Formation—Mammalia abundant 125 Era of the Superficial Formations—Commencement of present 134 Species General Considerations respecting the Origin of the 145 Animated Tribes Particular Considerations respecting the Origin of the 165 Animated Tribes Hypothesis of the Development of the Vegetable and Animal 191 Kingdoms Macleay System of Animated Nature—This System considered in 236 connexion with the Progress of Organic Creation, and as indicating the natural status of Man Early History of Mankind 277 Mental Constitution of Animals 324 Purpose and General Condition of the Animated Creation 361 Note Conclusory 387 THE BODIES OF SPACE, THEIR ARRANGEMENTS AND FORMATION.