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and with much regret had to refuse some who wished to join. 



THE STORY OF LIFE ON THE GLOBE. 



A Course of Lectures, illustrated with lantern photographs 

 delivered in the Museum, College Square North, on Saturday 

 evenings, at 7-30 o'clock, by Grenville A. J. Cole, M.R.I.A., 

 F.G.S., Professor of Geology in the Royal College of Science 

 for Ireland: — 



I. — Jan. 12, 1895. — The Annals of the Earth. — Discovery 

 of fossil remains in the rocks ; theories regarding their origin. 

 Differences observable between older faunas and those now 

 prevalent on the globe. William Smith and the succession of 

 faunas ; first correct reading of the annals. Extinction of life- 

 forms. Missing volumes of the annals. Division of past time 

 into eras, periods, and epochs. 



II. — Jan. 19. — The Floor of Europe. — Archaean Era. — 

 Life-forms yet to be discovered. The oldest Radiolarians. The 

 solemn warning of Eozoon canadense. Cambrian Period. — 

 Brachiopods and Trilobites. The story of Olenellus. 



HI. — Jan. 26. — The Seas of Wales. — Ordovician and 

 Silurian Periods. — Graptolites and Sea-lilies. The Nautilus. 

 Armour-plated Fishes. 



IV. — Feb. 2. — The Great Lakes of Ireland. — Devonian 

 Period, — Decline of the Trilobites. Rivalry of Fishes and 

 Sea-Scorpions. 



V. — Feb. 9. — The Irish Ocean and its Shores. — Carboni- 

 ferous and Permian Periods. — Sea-lilies and Sea-urchins. The 

 earliest Ammonites. Extinction of the Trilobites. Rise of the 

 Amphibians. The Permian Reptiles. Forest and River 

 Scenery ; gigantic Club-Mosses. 



VI. Feb. 16. — British Deserts and the Coasts of Tyrol 



Triassic Period. — Mingling of old ,and new types of Life. 



Advance of the Ammonites. Establishment of the Reptiles, 

 and humble entry of the Mammals. 



