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accumulation Alps ancient coal ancient terrestrial surfaces assemblages Bay of Bengal Blackheath body of fresh bones brackish carboniferous coal measures Coal of Nova cubic feet Cyrena tellinella delta denudation deposition discharge earthy Eocene period erect trees Europe extinct favourable fluviatile forest-covered fossil fresh water freshwater formation Ganges genus geological geologists Ghazipore Gulf of Mexico implies the entrance land land-shells layers of mud leaves of ferns Lecturer London Clay Menopoma miles Mississippi mollusks mud and sand Nova Scotia nummulites observed Oolitic origin of Coal-fields overlying Bagshot pebble-bed pebbles Pictou plants Professor Owen Professor Quekett Pupa quadrupeds recent species reeds reptile reptilian river rocks rooted Sigillariæ salt water seams of coal sediment serpulæ shale shingle Sir Charles Lyell Sir Roderick soils solid matter South Joggins specimens stems and roots Stigmaria submerged subsidence swamps tertiary strata trunks underclays upright trees vast vertebræ volcanic volume of solid Woolwich beds Wyman