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in the tertiary period, i. 67 ; his 

 division of the tertiary series, i. 

 68 ; on fossil indusiae, i. 98, 99. 



Lyon, Captain, on the action of the 

 wind in forming sand hills round 

 extraneous bodies in Africa, i. 104. 



Lyme Regis, ichthyosauri found at, 

 i. 133 ; specimens from described, 

 i. 134; coprolites abundant on 

 the shore of, 148; plesiosaurus 

 discovered at, i. 158 ; pterodac- 

 tvle found at, 171, 173, 175; 

 bones of large sauroid fishes 

 found at, 211 ; fossil pens and 

 ink bags found at, i. 231 ; fossil 

 ink bags found at, i. 282. 



Macropoma, only sauroid fish in 

 chalk, i. 216, 211. 



Madrid, skeleton of megatherium 

 at, i. 115. 



Maestricht, locality of most recent 

 belemnites, i. 280. 



Mallotus villosus, i. 208. 



Mammalia, earliest remains of, i. 

 64 ; of eocene period, i. 70 ; of 

 miocene period, i. 77 ; of plio- 

 cene periods, i. 79. 



Man, relation of the earth to the 

 uses of, i. 83 ; all things not 

 created exclusively for his use, 

 i. 84 ; prospective provisions for 

 use of, i. 414. 



Mansfeld, fossil fishes at, i. 203. 



Mantell, Mr., on double convex 

 vertebra of gavial, ii. 26 ; fossil 

 birds found by him in Tilgate 

 Forest, i. 74 ; his history of the 

 Wealden formation, i. 99 ; refers 

 juli to coprolites derived from fos- 

 sil sharks, i. 154, 155 : mosa- 

 saurus found by, in Sussex, i. 168; 

 megalosaurus found by, in Til- 

 gate Forest, i. 180; his discovery 

 of iguanodon and hylaeosaurus, i. 

 185 ; his discovery of petrified 

 stomach and coprolites within 

 fossil fishes, i. 216. 



Mantellia, genus of cycadites, named 



by Ad. Brongniart, i. 373. 

 Mansfeldt, fossil fishes of, i. 103. 

 Marble, entrochal, composed of 



crinoidea, i. o24. 

 Margate, gigantic ammonites near, 

 i. 253. 



Marsupialia, extent and character 



of, i. 64, 65. 

 Massey's patent log, improvement 



suggested in, i. 264. 

 Matter, creation of, announced in 

 Gen. i. 1, i. 32 ; molecular con- 

 stitution and adaptations of, de- 

 cidedly artificial, i. 431; abori- 

 ginal constitution of, exalts our 

 ideas of creative intelligence, i. 

 432. 

 Medusie, numbers of in Greenland 



seas. i. 290. 

 Megalichthys, new genus of sauroid 

 fishes, i. 209 ; localities where 

 found, i. 210 ; further discoveries 

 of, ii. 43 ; structure of teeth of, 

 ii. 44. 

 Megalosaurus, genus established by 

 the author, i. 180, 181 ; where 

 occurring, i. 180, 181 ; size and 

 character of, i. 181 ; lived upon 

 land, i. 181 ; medullary cavities 

 in bones of, i. 182 ; habit car- 

 nivorous, i. 182; character of 

 jaw, i. 182; structure of teeth, 

 "i. 182—184. 

 Megaphyton, character of, i. 357. 

 Megatherium, allied to the sloth, i. 

 113 ; allied to sloth, armadillo, 

 and chlamyphorus, i. 116; found 

 chiefly in S. America, i. 114; by 

 whom described, i. 114; larger 

 than rhinoceros, i. 116; head of, 

 like sloth, i. 117; structure of 

 teeth, i. 117, 119 ; lower jaw of, 

 i. 120; bones of trunk, i. 120; 

 peculiarities of vertebrae, i. 120; 

 magnitude and use of tail, i. 120 ; 

 ribs apparently fitted to support 

 a cuirass, i. 121 ; scapula, re- 

 sembling sloth, i. 121 ; uses of 

 clavicle, i. 121 ; peculiarities of 

 arm and fore arm, i. 122 ; fore 

 foot, a yard in length, i. 123 ; 

 fore foot, used for digging, i. 

 123 ; large horny claws, adapted 

 for digging, i. 123; peculiarities 

 of pelvis,!. 124; magnitude of 

 foramina for nerves, i. 124 ; pe- 

 culiarities of thigh and leg bones, 

 i. 125; hind foot, peculiarities 

 of, i. 125 ; bony armour, like 

 that of armadillo and chlamy- 

 phorus, i. 126 ; probable use of, 



