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The Chain of Life in Geological Time

by John William Dawson

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  1. 1C.M.G., LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., Etc. — Third and Revised Edition Wit…
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Tabular View of Geological Periods and of Life-Epochs
  4. 4Chapter I — Preliminary Considerations as to the Extent and Sources…
  5. 5Chapter II — The Beginning of Life on the Earth
  6. 6Chapter III — The Age of Invertebrates of the Sea
  7. 7Chapter IV — The Origin of Plant Life on the Land
  8. 8Chapter V — The Appearance of Vertebrate Animals
  9. 9Chapter VI — The First Air-Breathers
  10. 10Chapter VII — The Empire of the Great Reptiles
  11. 11Chapter VIII — The First Forests of Modern Type
  12. 12Series I., Cryptogams — Series II., Phænogams
  13. 13Chapter IX — The Reign of Mammals
  14. 14Chapter X — The Advent of Man
  15. 15Chapter XI — Review of the History of Life

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