The Chain of Life in Geological Time
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The Chain of Life in Geological Time by John William Dawson describes its subject as the origin and succession of animals and plants. The preface rejects mere philosophical speculation and poetical imagining as answers to questions about the origin and history of life.
The discussion of insects reports several species allied to white ants from the Coal-measures of Saarbruck and says such insects must have found abundant scope in dead trees of the carboniferous forests. The account of beetles, especially the weevil family, says their occurrence might have been expected given the group's habits and modern distribution, while noting finds so far only in Europe. The discussion of supposed Carboniferous moths calls the evidence uncertain, identifying the proof, so far as the writer knows, as leaves with markings resembling those made by minute leaf-mining larvae.
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- John William Dawson
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- 173
- Language
- English
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