XVI CONTENTS. 



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VI. Movements of the Earth's Crust, and their Consequences 716 



1. Movements of the Earth's Crust — Plications — Mountains 716 



2. Structural Peculiarities of Rocks 725 



3. Earthquakes * 728 



4. Evolution of the Earth's General Features 731 



COSMOGONY 741 



APPENDIX. 



A. Animal Kingdom. — Distinctions of Animals and Plants — Proto- 



zoans , 747 



B. Hudson Period — Lorraine Shales 750 



C. Devonian Age 750 



D. Glacial Epoch 751 



E. Coral Reefs.— Rate of Growth— Florida Reefs— Chalk 752 



F. Progress of Life 753 



G. Mineral Oil 754 



H. Catalogue of American Localities of Fossils 755 



I. Brief Synopsis of this Manual 757 



J. Authorities of the Figures of Fossils, Sections, and Views 767 



K. Scientific Nomenclature 772 



INDEX 773 



LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. 



Ag. — L. Agassiz. 



B.— E. Billings. 



Brngt. — Brongniart. 



Con.— T. A. Conrad. 



D'Orb. — Alcide d'Orbigny. 



D.— J. D. Dana. 



E. & H.— Edwards & Haime. 



Ehr. — Ehrenberg. 



Gopp. — Goppert. 



H.— J. Hall. 



H. & M.— Hall & Meek. 



Hk.— E. Hitchcock. 



L. — J. Leidy. 



Lam. — Lamarck. 



Lsqx. — L. Lesquereux. 



Linn. — Linnseus. 



M.— F. B. Meek. 



M. & H.— Meek & Hayden. 



Schp. — Schimper. 



Shum. — Shumard. 



Sow. — Sowerby. 



Sternb. — Sternberg. 



Suck. — Suckow. 



T. & Hs.— Tuomey & Holmes. 



Ung. — Unger. 



Van. — L. Vanuxem. 



