12 THE MEDALS OF CREATION. 
many instances made use of, though involving inelegance of 
expression. 
The work is divided into four parts: the first is an [ntro- 
duction to the Study of Organic Remains ; the second treats 
of Fossil Botany; the third embraces Fossil Zoology ; and 
the fourth, under the head of Geological Hxcursions, illus- 
trates the principles enunciated in the course of the work, 
by practical observations on a few instructive British 
localities. 
PART I. 
On the British Strata and their Fossils. 
Arrangement and Characters of the British Formations. 
On the Nature of Fossils or Organic Remains. 
. On Mineralized Vegetable Remains, and the mode of 
conducting their investigation. 
5. On Peat, Lignite, and Coal. 
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PART HL. 
FOSSIL BOTANY. 
Classification of Fossil Vegetables. 
1. On the Fossil Remains of Cryptogamie, 
2 o 3 Diatomaceee. 
3. y as Ferns. 
4 = es Sigillarie. 
5) bs = Lepidodendra. 
6. . Cycadacee. 
7 e mn; Coniferee. 
8. a » Palms. 
a. 5 = Angiosperms, 
Retrospect. 
British Localities of Fossil Plants. 
