Essay on the Theory of the Earth

Adria alluvial depositions alluvial formations alluvial soil ancient animals antiquity appears ascertained aurochs beds belong bottom breccia carnivorous catastrophes causes chalk changes cient circumstances cloven hoofs coasts composed contain covered crocodile Ctesias Cuvier cynocephali deluge described dikes discovered earth Egypt elephant elevated Elian entire epoch examined exist extraneous fossils feet fish fluid fossil bones fossil remains fossil species fragments fresh water genera genus Geology globe gypsum Herodotus hippopotamus hitherto hoofs horns hundred Indian ass inhabitants investigation islands known land less limestone mals marine marsches mastodon Memoir mineral mountains musk ox naturalists nearly allied never observations ocean organized origin oryx oviparous period petrifactions Porto Viro present primitive produced proofs quadrupeds resemblance respecting revolutions rhinoceros rivers rocks ruminating animals sand shells shew shewn skeletons strata striped hyena sufficient surface tain tapir teeth thousand tion unknown species vallies varieties