Glacial Markings of Unusual Forms in the Laurentian Hills1883 |
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... mollusk , but on more careful examination were found to be unlike the teeth of any mollusk of which figures can be found , and , moreover , to correspond almost exactly in form with some of the Annelid jaws described by Mr. G. J. Hinde ...
... mollusk , but on more careful examination were found to be unlike the teeth of any mollusk of which figures can be found , and , moreover , to correspond almost exactly in form with some of the Annelid jaws described by Mr. G. J. Hinde ...
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... mollusks , common northward . The species is not indigenous here . I have found it indigenous in cavities of rocks on the shores of Lake Superior , as at Marquette , Mich . Any little cup - shaped hollow where a handful of soil could ...
... mollusks , common northward . The species is not indigenous here . I have found it indigenous in cavities of rocks on the shores of Lake Superior , as at Marquette , Mich . Any little cup - shaped hollow where a handful of soil could ...
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... Mollusks , none are more difficult to naturally classify than this family ; the shells and soft parts are so similar in general form , that it is almost impossible to find stable characters upon which to base a sound division into ...
... Mollusks , none are more difficult to naturally classify than this family ; the shells and soft parts are so similar in general form , that it is almost impossible to find stable characters upon which to base a sound division into ...
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Edmund Andrews. BIRDS OF THE CHICAGO AREA Note the absence of shelving . ECOLOGICAL GROUPS OF MOLLUSKS A mud beach with Ilyanassa obsoleta.
Edmund Andrews. BIRDS OF THE CHICAGO AREA Note the absence of shelving . ECOLOGICAL GROUPS OF MOLLUSKS A mud beach with Ilyanassa obsoleta.
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... mollusks , have been critically examined for the in- stitutions mentioned . Other institutions , such as the University of Alabama , the Oregon State Academy of Sciences , the Penn- sylavania State Museum , the Fairbanks Museum , the ...
... mollusks , have been critically examined for the in- stitutions mentioned . Other institutions , such as the University of Alabama , the Oregon State Academy of Sciences , the Penn- sylavania State Museum , the Fairbanks Museum , the ...
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