CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
The Permian period—General succession, characters, and mode of 
formation of the Permian deposits—Life of the period—Plants— 
Protozoa — Corals — Echinoderms — Annelides — Crustaceans— 
Polyzoa — Brachiopods — Bivalves — Univalves — Pteropods — 
Cephalopods—F ishes—Amphibians—Reptiles— Literature, 192-203 
CHAPTER. XV; 
The Triassic period—General characters and subdivisions of the Trias 
of the Continent of Europe and Britain—Trias of North America 
—Life of the period—Plants—Echinoderms—Crustaceans—Poly- 
zoa—Brachiopods — Bivalves— Univalves— Cephalopods—Inter- 
mixture of Paleozoic with Mesozoic types of Molluscs—Fishes— 
sy cae We ig ‘ied ah of Birds—Mammals 
—Literature, . ; » 202-225 
CHAPTER XVI. 
The Jurassic period—General sequence and subdivisions of the Juras- 
sic deposits in Britain—Jurassic rocks of North America—Life 
of the period—Plants—Corals—Echinoderms—Crustaceans— In- 
sects— Brachiopods— Bivalves— Univalves— Pteropods— Tetra- 
branchiate Cephalopods—Dibranchiate: Ape ee 
Reptiles—Birds—Mammals—Literature, . : . 226-256 
CHAPTER XVII. 
The Cretaceous period—General succession and subdivisions of the 
Cretaceous rocks in Britain—Cretaceous rocks of North America 
—Life of the period—Plants—Protozoa—Corals—Echinoderms 
—Crustaceans— Polyzoa — Brachiopods— Bivalves— Univalves— 
Tetrabranchiate and Dibranchiate CePBB RP eRitg nto tinea lp 
tiles—Birds—Literature, . : - 256-284 
CHAP Tike VT. 
The Eocene period—Relations between the Kainozoic and Mesozoic 
rocks in Europe and in North America—Classification of the 
Tertiary deposits—The sequence and subdivisions of the Eocene 
rocks of Britain and France—Eocene strata of the United States 
—Life of the period—Plants—Foraminifera—Corals—Echino- 
derms— Mollusca—Fishes—Reptiles—Birds—Mammals, . 284-305 
CEA PALER ~ ATX. 
The Miocene period—Miocene strata of Britain—Of France—Of 
Belgium—Of Austria— Of Switzerland—Of Germany—Of Greece 
— Of India—Of North America—Of the Arctic regions—Life of 
the period—Vegetation of the Miocene period — Foraminifera— 
Corals —Echinoderms—Articulates— Mollusca— aan 
bians—Keptiles—Mammals, : ; : ‘ » 305-323 
