HI 



•flnternational Science library 



THE 



ANCIENT LIFE- HISTORY 



OF 



THE EARTH 



A COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE OF THE PRINCIPLES AND LEADING 

 FACTS OF PALAEONTOLOGICAL SCIENCE 



BY 



H. ALLEYNE NICHOLSON 



M. D., D. Sc, M.A., Ph.D. (Gott.), F. R.S.E., F. L, S. 



PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE 

 UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS 



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FEB 17 1982 



H. U. ifowle * " 



