Reliquiae Diluvianae: Or, Observations on the Organic Remains Contained in Caves, Fissures, and Diluvial Gravel, and on Other Geological Phenomena, Attesting the Action of an Universal Deluge1824 |
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adjacent angular fragments animal remains antediluvian aperture appears bears beds bones and teeth bottom breccia broken calcareous cave at Kirkdale caverns caves and fissures cavities chalk chamber circumstances clay cliff coast composed containing crust of stalagmite Cuvier deer deluge denudation deposits Derbyshire detritus diluvial diluvial action diluvial gravel diluvial loam diluvian waters diluvium DISCOVERED AT KIRKDALE district drifted Duncombe Park earth elephant England Evenlode excavation existing extremity feet filled floor formation fossil foxes fragments of limestone Gailenreuth gorge hills hippopotamus Hole horns horse humerus hyænas inches inhabited intersected inundation limestone loam lower jaw mass Mendip Hills mixed molar teeth mountain mouth nearly occur oolite Oreston osseous breccia pebbles Plate portion postdiluvian present probably quantity quarry rhinoceros rivers roof sand sediment side similar stalactite stalagmite stone strata surface teeth and bones tiger tooth tusk ulna vale vale of Pickering valleys Warwickshire whilst Wirksworth YORKSHIRE