Transcribed from the 1844 John Churchill edition by DavidPrice,

VESTIGES
OF
THE NATURAL HISTORY
OF
CREATION.

LONDON:

JOHN CHURCHILL, PRINCES STREET,SOHO.

M DCCCXLIV.

CONTENTS.

	PAGE
The Bodies of Space—Their arrangements andformation	1
Constituent materials of the Earth and of the other Bodiesof Space	27
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 CarboniferousFormation.—Land formed—Commencement of LandPlants	76
Era of the New Red Sandstone—Terrestrial Zoologycommences with Reptiles—First traces of Birds	94
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 ofpresent Species	134
General Considerations respecting the Origin of theAnimated Tribes	145
Particular Considerations respecting the Origin of theAnimated Tribes	165
Hypothesis of the Development of the Vegetable and AnimalKingdoms	191
Macleay System of Animated Nature—This Systemconsidered in connexion with the Progress of Organic Creation,and as indicating the natural status of Man	236
Early History of Mankind	... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN! Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR!