THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD. 
I. Tue Azotc (No LIFE) FORMATION.—The gaseous and vapour-charged atmosphere 
of the heated Earth excluded Light—and Darkness covered the deep. 
Tue Azoric periop.—The crust of the earth cooling ; and the Waters therefore 
condensing ; Light sufficient to mark the Day appears dimly. Yet no Orb of 
Light. 
There is no mention of a ‘Morning’ confining the first period, it dates from ‘In 
the beginning.’ 
II. THE GATHERING TOGETHER OF OcEANS.—And first appearance of islets; with 
Ferns and Lepidodendra.—Plants are found in Silurian rocks of the first 
Paleozoic age. Upheaval of Continents, &c. 
III. Tue Puytozorc pEriop.—Duriag which Vegetation preponderates ; when Club- 
mosses reached a height of 80 feet ; and Mare’s tails (Equisete) 20 feet; it 
does not reach its maximum until the upper Paleozoic period : the Vegetation 
seems not very suitable food for living types : but among the Dinosaurians of 
this period, the Iguanodon (length 60 feet) from its teeth appears as a vege- 
table feeder—Conifers in Lower Devonian-Graminivorous birds. 
IV. THE HOT-HOUSE CHARACTER OF THE GLOBE, when the Gigantic Vegetation was 
forced, changes— 
And, as the Planet further cools, the Orbs of light are for the first time vzszble from 
the earth—Seasons are the result. 
Men have not yet tired of repeating the o/d objection, that Moses makes God 
create the Light before He creates the Sun itself ; whose creation is postponed 
till the fourth day of the week! For ‘made,’ verse 16, read ‘appointed.’ 
V. THE LOWER PaL®ozoic—THE Matacozoic (soft-bodied) age, abundant in Mol- 
lusks, Crabs, &c. (The Crustaceans 24 percent. of creatures)—Fishes appear— 
no evidence against the appearance of Flying Fish. 
THE UPPER PaL®ozo1c—THE IctTuyozoic, abundant with Fish (23 per cent. of 
creatures)—The Reptilia, including the Enaliosaurians (ocean monsters more 
than 30 feet in length) these are found in the earliest snbdivision of the 
Neozoic, viz., the Triassic, next above the Permian, which is the uppermost 
stratum of the Paleozoic ; wherein (the Permian) also are the traces of the 
footprints of Gigantic Birds——Pterodactyls (winged Reptiles). 
The Whales mentioned in the old translation of the Bible, being Mammals none 
of which appear until the Tertiary period are a manifest mis-translation, cor- 
rected in the Revised Version. 
The meaning of the Hebrew translated ‘ bring forth abundantly,’ viz.,‘ swarm with 
swarms,’ well expresses the abundance of the creatures of this age. 
Tue Neozorc ace—In the earlier period—The Birds appear before the Mammals. 
VI.—Tue Neozorc ace—In the middle and later (Tertiary) period the Mammalia 
appear. 
Few appear till the close of this age——The lowest form (Monotreme) is traced last 
which is contrary to the theory of development. The Marsupial (Kangaroos,&c.,) 
appears first—then the Placental Mammals of the Mastozoic age—the Develop- 
ment consists, throughout the Records, of defertoration in size, and decrease 
in numbers of many Orders ! 
Man appears last: except the Serpents. 
VII.—PLEISTOCENE (MOST RECENT) period—the Ophidians, (Serpents) and Batrachians 
(Frogs), appear—contrary to Evolution the most degraded types of Mammals 
(Monotremes), Reptiles (Serpents) going on the belly, and Fish (Plaice), 
appear last ; and are still existent. 
