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Lulworth, subterranean forest near, i. 
495. 
Luminaries, cele-stial, described in their 
relations to our planet, i. 27. 
Lutis, Mr., experiments on changes in 
the steins of succulent plants, i. 484. 
Lycopodiaceae, character, affinities, and 
distribution of,‘i. 466. 
Lyell, Mr., his refutation of the doctrine 
of transmutation of species, i. 64 ; 
his map of Europe in the tertiary 
period, i. 77 ; his division of the ter- 
tiary series, i. 78 ; on fossil indusiaj, 
i. 119. 
Lyon, Captain, on the action of the 
wind in forming sand hills round 
extraneous bodies in Africa, i. 126. 
Lyme Kegis, icthyosauri found at, i. 
168 ; specimens from described, i. 
170; coprolites abundant on the 
shore of, 188 ; plesiosaurus disco- 
vered at, i. 203 ; pterodactyle found 
at, 221. 223. 226; bones of large 
sauroid fishes found at, 276; fossil 
pens and ink bags found at, i. 305 ; 
fossil ink bags found at, i. 373. 
Macropoma, only sauroid fish in chalk, 
i. 284, 276. 
Madrid, skeleton of megatherium at, 
i. 142. 
Maestricht, locality of most recent be- 
lemnitcs, i. 371. 
Mallotus villosus, i. 272. 
Mammalia, earliest remains of, i. 72 ; 
of eocene period, i. 81 ; of miocene 
periorl, i. 90; of pliocene periods, i. 
92. 
Man, relation of the earth to the uses 
of, i. 98 ; all things not created ex- 
clusively for his use, i. 99 ; prospec- 
tive provisions for use of, i. 555. 
Mansfeld, fossil fishes at, i. 266. 
Mantcll, Mr., on double convex vertebra 
of gavial, ii. 26 ; fossil birds found 
by him in Tilgate Forest, i. 86 ; his 
history of the Wealden formation, i. 
120 ; refers juli to coprolites derived 
from fossil sharks,!. 198 ; mosasau- 
rus found by, in Sussex, i. 216 ; me- 
galosaurus found by, in Tilgate Fo- 
rest, i. 234 ; his discovery ofiguano- 
don and hylmosaurus, i. 241 ; his 
discovery of (letrified stomach and 
coprolites within fossil fishes, i, 
284. 
Mantellia, genua of cycadilcs, named 
by Ad. Urongniait, i. 496. 
Mansfeldt, fossil fishes of, i. 125. 
Marble, entrochal, composed of crinoi- 
dea, i. 430. 
Margate, gigantic ammonites near, i. 
334. 
Marsiipialia, extent and character of, 
i. 73. 
Massey’s patent log, improvement sug- 
gested in, i. 349. 
Matter, creation of, announced in Gen. 
i. 1, i. 28 ; molecular constitution 
and adaptations of, decidedly artifi- 
cial, i. 579 ; aboriginal constitution 
of, exalts our ideas of creative intel- 
ligence, i. 580. 
Medusa!, nuraliers of in Greenland seas, 
i. 384. 
Megalichtliys, new genus of sauroid 
fishes, i. 275 ; localities where found, 
i. 276 ; furtlier discoveries of, ii. 43 ; 
structure of teeth of, ii. 44. 
Megalosaurus, genus established by 
the author, i. 234 ; where occurring, 
i. 234 ; size and character of, i. 235 ; 
lived upon land, i. 235 ; medullary 
cavities in bones of, i. 236 ; habit car- 
nivorous, i. 237 ; character of jaw, i. 
237 ; structure of teotli, i. 237 — 239. 
Megapliyton, character of, i. 475. 
Megatherium, allied to the sloth, i. 
141 ; allied to sloth, armadillo, and 
chlamyphorus, i, 144 ; found chielly 
in S. America, i. 142; by whom 
described, i. 142 ; larger than rhino- 
ceros, i. 144; head of, like sloth , i. 
145 ; structure of teeth, i. 146, 149 ; 
lower jaw of, i. 149 ; bones of trunk, 
i. 150 ; peculiarities of vcrtebr.-c, i. 
150 ; magnitude and use of tail, i. 
151 ; ril» apparently fitted to sup- 
port a cuirass, i. 152; scapula, re- 
sembling sloth, i. 152; uses of cla- 
vicle, i. 152 ; peculiarities of arm and 
fore arm, i. 154 ; fore foot, a yard in 
lengtli, i. 154 ; fore foot, used for 
digging, i. 154 ; large horny claws, 
adapted for digging, i. 155; pecu- 
liarities of pelvis, i. 155 ; magnitude 
of foramina for nerves, i. 156; pecu- 
liaritie.s of tliigh and leg bones, i. 
167 ; hind foot, peculiarities of, i. 
158 : bony armour, like that of ar- 
madillo and chlamyphorus, i. 159 ; 
probable use of, i. 161 ; size, cha- 
racter, and habits, i. 163 ; further 
discoveries of, ii. 20. 
Meisner, lignite of, near Ca.ssel, i. ,509. 
Metals, advantageous dispositions of, i. 
99, 552—555 ; important properties 
of, i. 555, 556. 
