A
Æpyornis. Vid. [Moa-bird].
Agassiz, [27]
“Age of Reptiles,” [63], [63],
“Age of Mammals,” [147]
Air, action of, [10]
Allosaurus, [83]
Ancients, ideas of the, [35], [61], [155], [195], [199]
Apatosaurus, [70]
Aqueous rocks, [14]
Arbroath paving-stone, [26]
Armadillo. Vid. [Glyptodon].
Articulata, [25]
Atlantosaurus, [70]
B
Backbone of fishes, [49]
“Bad Lands” of Wyoming, [157]
Baker, Sir Samuel, on Crocodiles, [48];
on Elephants, [215]
Basalt, [14]
Berossus, the Chaldæan, [34]
Birds, fossilisation of, [19];
ancestry of, [63], 109.
Vid. [Hesperornis, Moa].
Blackie, Prof. J. S., on Ichthyosaurus, [37]
“Breaks,” [21], [147]
Brontops, [160]
Brontosaurus, [66];
vertebræ of, [68];
habits of, [69]
Buckland, Dean, [37], [46], [53], [73], [75]-[77], [124], [126], [180]
Buffon, [5], [223]
C
Cautley, Captain, [162]
Cave-earth, [10]
Ceratosaurus, [84]
Cetiosaurus, [73], [74]
Challenger, H.M.S., [20]
Chinese legends of Mammoth, [199]
Clidastes, [144], [145]
Climate, of Lias period, [51];
of Eocene period, [159];
of Tertiary era, [163]
Collini, [123]
Compsognathus, [86]
Conybeare, Rev., on Plesiosaurus, [52], [58];
on Sea-serpents, [135]
Cope, Prof. E. D., on Sea-serpents, [139], [141], [143];
on Eocene wingless bird, [237]
Correlation, law of, [6], [43], [54], [88], [161]
Crustaceans, [24]
Cuvier, [2], [5], [7], [63], [73], [76];
on Ichthyosaurus, [36];
on Plesiosaurus, [53];
on Iguanodon teeth, [90], [91];
on Pterodactyls, [121], [122], [126];
on Mosasaurus, [135], [136];
on Tertiary animals, [148];
on Megatherium, [179];
on Mammoth, [193], [212];
on Mastodon, [217]
D
Darwin, Charles, [20];
on extinct Sloths, [181]
Dawkins, Prof. Boyd, [10];
on Mammoth, [213]
De la Beche, Sir Henry, [37], [52]
Denudation, [21]
Dimorphodon, [124]
Dinocerata, [149];
skull and limbs of, [150];
where found, [155]
Dinornis. Vid. [Moa-bird].
Dinosaurs, chaps. [v.], [vi.], [vii.];
anatomy of, [64];
geographical range of, [75];
classification of, [65];
relations of, [65].
Vid. also [Allosaurus], [Atlantosaurus], [Brontosaurus], [Ceratosaurus], [Cetiosaurus], [Compsognathus], [Diplodocus], [Hadrosaurus], [Hoplosaurus], [Hylæosaurus], [Iguanodon], [Megalosaurus], [Morosaurus], [Ornithopsis], [Pelorosaurus], [Polacanthus], [Scelidosaurus], [Triceratops].
Diplodocus, [72]
Dollo, M., [99]
Draco volans, [122]
Dragons, in mythology, [61];
Flying Dragons, [121];
legends of, [225]
E
Earth-drama, the, [4]
Elephas ganesa, [220];
E. primigenius. Vid. [Mammoth].
Eobasileus (Cope), [154]
Eocene period, [149], [153], [158]
Eurypterus, [29]
Evolution, of Ichthyosaurs, [50];
of Plesiosaurs, [59];
of Dinosaurs, [64], [108];
of Dinocerata, [153];
of Sloths, [186]
Explorations, in Rocky Mountains, by Marsh, [119], [120];
in Kansas, by Cope, [140], [145];
in Wyoming, by Leidy, [157];
in Uinta Basin, by Marsh, [159];
in Sivalik Hills, by Falconer, [165];
in Siberia, [201], [204]
F
Falconer, Hugh, [162]
Floods, destruction of animals by, [17]
Flying Dragons (Pterodactyls), early discovery of, [123];
Pterodactylus macronyx, [124];
P. crassrostris, [125];
P. spectabilis, [126];
differences between (Pterodactyls) and Birds, [127];
Rhamphorhynchus, [128];
Pterodactyls from the Greensand, [129];
American Pterodactyls, [129];
bones of ditto, [130];
habits of, [131]
Footprints, of birds and reptiles, [13], [79];
of Brontosaurus, [66];
Iguanodon, [102];
supposed human footprints, [185]
Forbes, Mr. H. O., on Moa-birds, [237]
Fossils, how preserved, [9]-[23];
changes in, [22]
G
Geikie, Sir Archibald, on scenery of a western plateau, [156]
“Generalised types,” [150]
Geography of Wealden period, [96];
of Cretaceous period, [141], [147];
of Eocene period, [149], [159], [160];
of Miocene period, [161];
of Pliocene period, [163]
Giants, stories of, founded on discoveries of bones, [40], [155], [195]-[198], [220], [225]
Glyptodon, [189]
H
Hadrosaurus, [97]
Harrison, Mr. J., discovers Scelidosaurus, [105]
Hawkins, Mr. T., his collection of fossil reptiles, [41];
his books, [40]
Hoffman, [134]
Home, Sir Everard, [38]
Hoplosaurus, [74]
Humboldt, [18]
Huxley, on Dinosaurus, [63], [64], [77], [85], [87];
on origin of birds, [64]
Hylæosaurus, [103]
I
Ice Age, or Glacial Period, [163], [197], [229]
Ichthyornis, [109]
Ichthyosaurus, [33];
Scheüchzer on, [38];
droppings of, [44];
I. tenuirostris, [44], [264];
Owen on habits of, [45];
eyes of, [46];
jaws of, [48];
vertebræ of, [49];
ancestry of, [50];
part played by, [50];
tail-fin, [49];
range of, [51];
Sauranodon, [51];
toothless forms of, [51].
Vid. [Cuvier].
Iguana, teeth of, [92]
Iguanodon, discovery of teeth, [90];
Dr. Wollaston, [91];
origin of name, [92];
jaws of, [93], [94];
food of, [96], [101];
discovery of Belgian specimens, [98];
figure of skeleton, [100];
impressions of feet, [102];
thumb of, [101];
habits of, [103];
restoration by W. Hawkins, [104]
Ilia, [113]
Imperfection of the record, [20]
Impressions, of leaves, [12];
of cuttle-fishes, [13];
of jelly-fishes, [13];
of fish-lizards, [47] and [Appendix V.]
Irish Elk, [240]
K
King Crabs, habits of, [31]
König, [38]
L
Laramie beds, [116]
Lariosaurus, [59]
Legends. Vid. [Giants].
Leidy, Professor, [143]
Leiodon, [142]
Lias rocks, [35], [38], [40], [43], [47]
Lyell, Sir Charles, on floods, [17];
on ideas of the ancients, [34];
on sudden destruction of fish-lizards, [51];
on tracks in Connecticut Sandstone, [81];
on Mammoth, [213]
M
Mammals, evolution of, [152]
Mammoth, distinct from living elephants, [193];
finding of, by Adams, [201];
by Benkendorf, [205];
how preserved, [209];
food of, [210];
extinction of, [213];
primitive drawing of, [214];
legends of, [195]-[200]
Mantell, Dr. G. A., [63];
on “Medals of Creation,” [85];
discovery of Iguanodon, [93], [98];
on jaws and teeth of ditto, [96];
on Wealden strata, [96];
discovery of Hylæosaurus, [103];
on analogies of Iguanodon and Sloths, [96];
on discovery of Mosasaurus, [135]
Mantell, Mr. Walter, on Moa-birds, [230]-[232]
Marsh, Prof. O. C., on classification of Dinosaurs, [65];
on Brontosaurus, [66];
on Atlantosaurus, [70];
his collection at Yale College, [72];
on Megalosaurus, [78];
on tracks of Dinosaurs, etc., [79];
on Ceratosaurus, [84];
on ancient vertebrate life in America, [110];
on reptiles and birds, [109];
on Stegosaurus, [110], [114];
on Triceratops, [115], [119];
his collection of Pterodactyls, [129];
on Sea-serpents, [139];
on Dinocerata, [149], [153];
on explorations in the Far West, [159], [160];
on footprints of Mylodon, [185]
Mastodon, [218];
bones and teeth first described, [220];
discovery of, by M. de Longueil, [221];
exhibited as “the Missouri Leviathan,” [222];
legends of, [225]
Medals of Creation. Vid. [Mantell].
Megaceros. Vid. [Irish Elk].
Megalosaurus, [76];
localities of, [76];
teeth of, [77];
habits of, [78];
skeleton of, [78] ([Fig. 8])
Megatherium, [181];
habits of, [182]
Miller, Hugh, [26]
Miocene period, [161], [219]
Moa-birds, first discovery of, [227];
letter to Prof. Owen, [228];
W. Mantell on, [230];
species of, [232];
native traditions of, [234];
Æpyornis, [235];
geographical distribution of giant birds, [236];
a new find of Moas, [237]
Monitors, [136]
Morosaurus, [71]
Mosasaurus, head, etc.,
found by Hoffman, [134];
origin of name, [135];
head of, [137];
structure of, [142];
habits of, [139];
Cuvier’s opinion of, [136];
Cope on Sea-serpents, [139];
Marsh’s collection of ditto, [139]
Museum at Brussels, [99]
Mylodon, [183], [185]
N
Neusticosaurus, [59]
New Red Sandstone period, [79];
tracks in New Red Sandstone, [80]
Nodules, phosphatic, [13]
O
Old Red Sandstone, [26], [27]
Omosaurus, [110]
Ornithopoda, a group of Dinosaurs, [87]
Ornithopsis, [74]
Ornithosauria, [132]. Vid. [Pterodactyls].
Owen, Sir R., [2], [37], [40], [88];
on Ichthyosaurus, [45], [49];
on Plesiosaurus, [54], [58];
on Dinosaurs, [64], [73];
on Cetiosaurus, [73];
on Megalosaurus, [77];
on Iguanodon, [95];
on Scelidosaurus, [106];
on Pterodactyls, [125], [130];
on Sea-serpents, [138];
on Megatherium, [181];
on Mammoth, [210]-[212];
on Mastodon, [219];
on Dinornis, [227], [232]
P
Parish, Sir Woodbine, [177], [178]
Pauw, M. de, [99]
Peat, human bodies in, [18];
Deer in, [244]
Pelorosaurus, [74]
Petrifactions, [9]
Phillips, Prof., on Megalosaurus, [76]
Plesiosaurus, origin of name, [52];
length of, [55];
skin, [54];
limbs, [54], [57];
habits, [57], [58];
relations, [59], 60.
Vid. [Buckland], [Conybeare], and [König].
Pliosaurus, [59], [60]
Polacanthus, [106]
Pterodactyls, C. Kingsley on, [121];
origin of name, [122];
sizes of, [122];
first discovery of, [123];
structure of, [123], [124];
Dimorphodon, [124];
P. spectabilis, [126];
Condyle of, [127];
Ramphorhynchus, [128];
specimens at Yale College, U.S., [129];
range in time, [132];
whether warm-blooded, [130].
Vid. [Seeley], [Marsh], [Owen].
Pterygotus, [26]
Pythonomorphs. Vid. [Sea-serpents].
R
Ramphorhynchus. Vid. [Pterodactyls].
Record, imperfection of the, [19]
Rhinoceros; tichorhine or woolly, [224];
legends founded on, [225]
Rhytina, or “Sea-Cow,” [246]
Rocks, how made, [14]-[16]
S
Sacrum, the, [113]
Sauranodon. Vid. [Ichthyosaurus].
Scelidosaurus, discovery of, [105]
Scelidotherium, [183]
Sclerotic plates, of Ichthyosaurus, [46]
Sea-Cow. Vid. [Rhytina].
Sea-scorpions, [25];
habits of, [31];
relations of, [24], [29], [32];
discovery of, [26];
“Seraphim,” [27];
Woodward on, [31];
range in time of, [33]
Sea-serpents, [Chap. IX].
Vid. [Mosasaurus], [Leiodon], [Clidastes].
Seeley, Prof. H. G., on Dinosaurs, [65], [72], [74];
on Pterodactyls, [131]
Sivalik Hills, [162]-[170]
Sivatherium, [163]-[169]
Sloths. Vid. [Megatherium], [Scelidotherium], [Mylodon].
Solenhofen limestone, or lithographic stone of Bavaria, [13], [85], [86], [125]
Specialisation, [119], [151]
Stegosaurus, [110];
skeleton figured, [117];
restoration of, [113];
second brain, [113];
discovery of, [110], [111];
bony plates, [115]
Steller’s “Sea-Cow,” vid. [Rhytina].
St. Fond, M. Faujas, [135]
Stonesfield slate, [76]
Stratified rocks, table of, [Appendix I.];
how formed, [14]-[16]
Stylonurus, [30]
Sydenham, models of extinct animals at Crystal Palace, [34]
T
Theropoda, [75]
Tinoceras, [149], [151]
Triceratops, [115];
teeth of, [118];
skull, [116];
spines, etc., [119];
extinction of, [119]
Trilobites, [25]
U
Uintatherium, [154]
Uniformity, [17]
V
Vegetation of Jurassic period, [70];
of Wealden period, [96];
of Eocene period in America, [159]
Von Meyer, on Dinosaurs, [64]
W
Water, action of, on organic matter, [10], [11];
on fossils, [12]
Waterhouse Hawkins, [34], [103]
Wealden strata, [96], [97], [103]
Williams, Mr. R., on Great Irish Deer, [244]
Wings, of Pterodactyls, [122], [125], [127], [129];
of Moa-bird, [227]
Woodward, Dr. Henry, [31], [33], [149], [246]
Workmen (in pits and quarries), carelessness of, [23], [41], [198]
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