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Excerpt from d104-Book of Geology, Vol. 2
Definition of the term fossll, 824. I. Conditions for the Entombment of Organic Remains on Land, 825; in the Sea, 827 - ii. Preservation of Organic Remains in Mineral Masses, 829 - 1. In?uence of Original Structure and Composition, 829 2. Fossilisation, 830 - ui. Relative Palaeontological Value of Organic Remains, 831 - iv. Uses of Fossils in Geology, 833. They show (1) Changes in Physical Geology, 833; (2) Geological Chronology, 835; (3) Geographical Distribution of Plants and Animals, 839; (4) Imperfection of the Geological Record, 841; (5) Subdivisions of the Geological Record, 843-v. Bearing of Palaeontological Data upon Evolution, 845 - vi. The Collecting of Fossils, 849.
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