PETRIFACTIONS, 104. Zoollthus. 317 



104. ZOOLITHUS, The body of fome animal of 

 the mammalia, or its parts, changed into a foITile 

 fubftance. 



Jurcosa, The teeth : hardifli, of a bliiifh green colour, 

 Zooliihus den'is. Syft. nat. xii. 3 p 156 n. 4. 

 Turcofa gallica. Raum, //<§. Pans. 1718. ^. 230. 

 Zooli'hi dentium. Wail, Jvst z p^S'^S "'S' 

 Bone tinged ^y copper. Berkenhoutjyn. p. 279, 

 Woodixiardf'JJ'. I. part 2 p Sy, 



Found in the copper mines of Cumberland, in Per/ta, Siheria^ 

 Bohemia, France^ Germany. Sec. and are held in great efti- 

 mation by the inhabitants of the Ealt : their colour is green- 

 ifh with a tinge of blue, which after long expof jre to the 

 air becomes a dirty yellow ^■>rovvn or blackifh, opake, hard, 

 adf.ering a little to the to- gue, and admiitmg fome degree of 

 polifh and luftre : their colour feemi to h/Q acquired by the 

 9xyd9S of iron and copper, 



Oiteolithuf» The bones becoming a calcareous fubdancc, 

 Karden Lejke mtngra'. 2. p. 43. 

 Animal bones, Berkenhout Jyn p.zjt), 

 Aninal bones Brand fojf fig. \\% — \z\. 

 Wvod'ward fcjf. i. part ?. ^. 87, 



l^ound in Gnat- Britain and (omc parts of the continent, coUf. 

 verted in o common limeftone, 



Simla* The entire fceleton of the ape. 



S'wedenSou^g regn fuhterran. p. 168. /. 2. 



Found in the year 1733^ zx.Henneburg near Gluchjhrun^ imbed- 

 ded in bituminous marl impregnated with copper. 



^kphantlu The tulks, grinders, or bones of the elephant, 



Elepnants tufks. Berkenhout Jyn. p. 279 

 Wood-ward Met h, 124 cat al. part z. p 86. 

 Found in various bogs of England and Ireland^ 



Cervix. The fceleton, horns, or feparate bones of the flag. 

 Zoo ithus Cervi, SyH, nat xii 3. />. 136. ». 2. 

 Zoolithus Ccrvi. Gefner petrifa^, 43. 

 S eel e con A Ices. Hermann marlograph, 

 Zoolithus c <rnu cervi. Born tnd, fofs, 2, p» I, 

 StHu'shorn, Berkenhout /yn, p. zjg, 

 Uoodixjard Meth, 124. ^atal, i. part 2. /. ^6, 



