Chapter 54

-------------- Broderipii,513.-------------- Stokesii,513.Nucleolites,326.Nucula,406.Nummulites lævigatus,344.Nymphæa arethusa,196.O.Obolus,392.Ocellaria inclusa,247.Odontopteris Schlotheimii,116.Œningen, near Constance,200,559,627,731,741,765,812.-------, fossil fox of,812.------- fossil insects from,559.Offenbach,739.Offham, Sussex,267.Ogygia Buchii,537.Ohio. U.S.,259,262,278,286,365.Old Red Sandstone series,31,618.Onychoteuthis,462.Oolite formation,27.------ zoophytes of the,275.Ophidia,646,738.Ophiura Egertoni,305.------- Prattii,305.------- serrata,305.Ophiuridæ,303,304.Opossum, fossil,804.Orbicula,392.Orbitoides Mantelli,346.Oreston, near Plymouth,810.Organic remains, nature of,37.Ornithoidichnites,768.Ornitholites,759,763.Orthacanthus,581.Orthis,392.Orthoceratidæ,469,474.Orthoceras conicum,475.---------- giganteum,474.---------- gregarium,475.---------- laterale,475.---------- striatum,475.Osmeroides Lewesiensis,627.---------- Mantelli,627.Osmington, Dorset,408,412.Ossicles of encrinites,284.-------- starfishes,303.Ossiferous caverns,808.Ostend. near Bacton,812.Osteology of birds,760.--------- fishes,572.--------- mammals,776.--------- reptiles,651.Osteolepis,618.Ostracoda,526.Ostrea carinata,396.------ deltoidea,396.------ plicata,396.------ semiplana,396.------ vesicularis,396.Otodus obliquus,591,594.Otolithes,574,639,778.Ototara, New Zealand,366.Owen, Prof.,[822]classification of animals,826.[822]We have here refrained from making many references to the very numerous passages in the text in which our great palæontologist’s investigations and opinion, in almost every branch of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, have been freely and of necessity quoted by the Author and Editor,—always, however with due and grateful acknowledgment.------------------------------- reptiles,646.----------- on the archegosaurus,746.------------------ belemnite,456.------------------ brachiopoda,393.------------------ dendrerpeton,748.------------------ dicynodon,715.------------------ dinosauria,684.------------------ labyrinthodonts,742.------------------ teeth of reptiles,646.------------------ zeuglodon,781.----------- work on British fossil mammals and birds referred to,776,et passim.------------------ odontography,564,570,et passim.------------------ the mylodon,801.Oxford clay,27.----------- fossil wood in the,172.Oyster-shells, fossil,395.P.Pachycormus,617.Pachydermata, fossil,785.Pachypteris lanceolata,112.Paddle of ichthyosaur,668.--------- plesiosaur,668.Paisley,525.Palæochinidæ,322.Palæoniscus,601.Palæontology, meaning of the term,2.Palæophis toliapicus,738.--------- typhæus,738.Palæosaurus,713.Palæospalax,812.Palæotherium magnum,789.Palæoxylon,167.Palæozoic cidaritidæ,321.--------- rocks,30.--------- zoophytes,275.Palapteryx,764.Palermo,808.Paleryx,738.Palliobranchiata or Brachiopoda,376.Palmacites,183.Palm-fruits, fossil,186.Palm-leaves, fossil,185.Paloplotherium,791.Paludina fluviorum,418,421.Pampas, South America,798.Pandanus, fossil fruit of,192.Panorpa Liassica,553.Paper-nautilus,450,465.Pappenheim,520,521.Parabatrachus Colei,746.Paradoxides Bohemicus,538.Paramoudra,236.Paris.SeeMontmartre.Parish, Sir Woodbine, works and researches of,798,799.Parkinson, Mr., his work and researches,77,292,et passim.SeePict. Atlas.Pearce, Mr. C., researches of,288,456,669.Pear-encrinite,287.Peat,70.Pecopteris lonchitica,118.---------- Murrayana,118.---------- Sillimani,110.Pecten Beaveri,400.------ Jacobæus,400.------ quinquecostatus,400.------ opercularis,385.Pectunculus,405.Pedicellariæ,313.Pentacrinus caput-medusæ,282.----------- Hiemeri,293.Pentamerus,391.Penthetria,558.Pentremites pyriformis,286,297.Permian deposits,30.Perna,402.Petalopora pulchella,224,270.Petersburgh, Virginia,97.------------------, diatomaceous earth at,97.Petricola Patagonica,377.Petrifactions, nature of,37.Petrified forests of conifers,169.--------- "horns,"394.--------- "mushrooms,"242.--------- "rams'-horns," 260,862.--------- "salt-cellars,"861.--------- trees in Egypt,203.Petrophiloides Richardsoni,188.Peuce,168.Pevensey,519.Phacops caudatus,538.Phanerogamia,59.Phascolotherium Bucklandi,806.Phlebopteris Phillipsii,120.------------ propinqua,120.Phillips, Prof., works and researches of,44,321,365,420,427,807.Pholadomya,408.Pholas priscus,408,507.Phryganea, fossil larvæ of,559.Physa in the Purbeck beds,423.Pickering, Yorkshire,307.Pictou, Nova Scotia,109.Pictorial Atlas, referred to,9,187,228,257,263,285,317,404,et passim.Pinites Fittoni,177.Pinna,406.Pinus,177.Placodus,610.Placoid fish,568,582.Plagiostoma giganteum,400.Planorbis,423.Plants, fossil,51.Platycrinus,287.Platysomus,610.Pleistocene deposits,23.Pleodont lizards,648.Plesiosaurus,662,671.Pleurodont reptiles,648.Pleurotoma,425.Pleurotomaria flammigera,427.Plicatula inflata,400.Plieninger, M., researches of,805.Pliocene deposits,24.Pliosaurus,673.Plumstead, Kent,395,406.Plutonic rocks,34.Podocarya,192.Podosphenia,92.Podozamites Mantelli,154.Pœcilopleuron Bucklandi,679.Polierschiefer of Bilin,96.Polperro, Cornwall,238.Polycotyledons,60.Polyparium,252.Polype in flint,250.Polypidom,252.Polypifera,251,280.Polypothecia dichotoma,231.Polyptychodon continuus,683.------------- interruptus,683.Polyzoa,253.Pondicherry,485.Poole, Dorset,560.Populus gæeca,201.Porcupine, fossil,803.Porifera,219.Portishead,864.Portland.SeeIsle of Portland.-------- oolite,27.Post-pliocene deposits,23.Potamides,425.Potamogeton, fossil,106,201.Poteriocrinus,287.Potsville, U.S.,645.Potter, Mr., researches of,579.Pounceford, Sussex,105.Prestwich, Mr., researches of,523,528,542Preston, Sussex,227,305.Primrose Hill,767.Pristis,597.Productus,392.Protozoa,219.Psammodus,587.Psarolites,123.Pseudomorphic crystals,42.Pterichthys cornutus,612.Pterodactylus compressirostris,726.------------- crassirostris,724.------------- Cuvieri,726.------------- macronyx,726.Pterophylluni comptum,152.Pteropoda,378,417.Pterosauria,646,723.Pterygotus,525.Ptychoceras Emericianum,486.Ptychodus gibberulus,578.--------- polygurus,594.--------- spectabilis,578,585.Pulley-stones,285.Purbeck. SeeIsle of Purbeck.------- marble,422,435.------- series,26.Purfleet,317,843.Pustulopora pustulosa,268,270.Puy-de-Dome,765.Puy en Velais,186.Puzzuoli,408.Pycnodus,607.Pyrenees,393,432.Pyrites,893.Pyritous fossil fruits,53.Pyxidiculum,91.Q.Quadrumana, fossil,813.Quedlingbourg,765.Queenborough,838.R.Radiata,280.Radipole, Dorset,408,412.Radoboj, Croatia,559.Railway sections,837,849,859.Rain-prints on stone,751,771.Raphiosaurus subulidens,711.Rastrites,256.Ratisbon,591.Rays, fossil,597.Reade, Rev. J. B., researches of,241,250.Reading, Berkshire,395.Recent shell-rock,384,386.Redland, near Bristol,713.Regent’s-park, London,194,411.Regnosaurus Northamptoni,705.Remains, fossil animal,43.Reptilia,643.Reptiles, Ichnolites of,749.Resins, fossil,52,181.Retepora laxa,269.Retrospect of fossil Botany,206.-------------------- zoology,822.Rhine, brown-coal of the,72.-----, tripoli of the,90.Rhinoceros, fossil,796.Rhizopoda,338.Rhodocrinus,287,297.Rhynchonella plicatilis,388,391.------------ subplicata,388,391.Rhynchosaurus articeps,712.-------------, foot-prints of,753.Richardson, Mr. W., researches of,791,843.Richmond, Virginia,97.------------------, diatomaceous earth at,97.Ridgway Hill, Dorset,522,557.Riley, Dr., researches of,713.Ringinella,426.Ringmer, Sussex,406,453,458,487,490,512,519.River-tortoises,727.Rjeff on the Volga,608.Roane Hill, Tyrone,601.Rochester,508.Rocks and strata,19.Rodents, fossil,802.Rodriquez Island,763.Roof of the coal,82.Rosalina,342,351,356,358,359.Rostellaria,426.Rotalia,351.Rottingdean,852,856,858.Rouen,368,471,491.Rule, Mr., researches of,763.Ruminants, fossil,782.Runcorn, Cheshire,750,772.Ruppersdorf, Bohemia,581.Russia,365,392,524,538,608,619.Ryde, Isle of Wight,816,847.S.Saarbrück, Lorraine,601.Sabella,385.Sacrum of reptiles,655.Sahara Desert,170.Salamander, fossil,741.Salamandroïdes,742.Salenia,318.Salter, Mr., researches of,524,526,534,749.Sandgate, Kent,409,507.Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight,155,164,529.Sansan, near Audi,814.Santa Fiora, diatomaceous earth at,96.Sardinia,765.Saull, Mr. W. D., researches of,795.Sauria,646.Saurocephalus lanciformis,629.------------- striatus,629.Saurodon Leanus,629.Sauroid fishes,615.Sauroidei,617.Sauroidei-dipterini,618.Savone,790.Saw-fish, fossil,597.Scales of fishes,566.Scalpellum maximum,507.Scaphites æqualis,488.Scarborough,73,113,114,116,118,152,154,168,519.Scat-craig, Elgin,618.Schaerbeek, Belgium,191.Scorpion, fossil,550.Scouler, Dr., researches of,525.Screw-pines,192.Screw-stones,285.Scrope, Mr. P., on fossil phryganeæ,560.Scutes of reptiles,657.Scyphia foraminosa,227.------- intermedia,227.------- ramosa,227.Sea anemones,254.--- eggs,312.--- slugs,280.--- urchins,280,312.Seafield, Isle of Wight,791.Seal, fossil,812.Secondary rocks,25.Selbourne, Hants,396.Sepia, fossil,447.Septarium with shells,383.Serpents,738.Serpula,385,505.Serres, Marcel de, researches of,557.Sertularia,253.Shalcombe, Isle of Wight,421.Shanklin, or Lower Greensand,25.Sharks, fossil teeth of,582.------ vertebræ of,596.Sharp Mountain, Pennsylvania,749.Shepherd’s crowns,327.Sheppey,SeeIsle of Sheppey.Shotover, Oxon,680.Shrewley Common, Warwickshire,753.Shrewsbury,531,712.Shrimps, fossil,520.Sicily,390.Siderastræa Websteri,264.

-------------- Broderipii,513.

-------------- Stokesii,513.

Nucleolites,326.

Nucula,406.

Nummulites lævigatus,344.

Nymphæa arethusa,196.

O.

Obolus,392.

Ocellaria inclusa,247.

Odontopteris Schlotheimii,116.

Œningen, near Constance,200,559,627,731,741,765,812.

-------, fossil fox of,812.

------- fossil insects from,559.

Offenbach,739.

Offham, Sussex,267.

Ogygia Buchii,537.

Ohio. U.S.,259,262,278,286,365.

Old Red Sandstone series,31,618.

Onychoteuthis,462.

Oolite formation,27.

------ zoophytes of the,275.

Ophidia,646,738.

Ophiura Egertoni,305.

------- Prattii,305.

------- serrata,305.

Ophiuridæ,303,304.

Opossum, fossil,804.

Orbicula,392.

Orbitoides Mantelli,346.

Oreston, near Plymouth,810.

Organic remains, nature of,37.

Ornithoidichnites,768.

Ornitholites,759,763.

Orthacanthus,581.

Orthis,392.

Orthoceratidæ,469,474.

Orthoceras conicum,475.

---------- giganteum,474.

---------- gregarium,475.

---------- laterale,475.

---------- striatum,475.

Osmeroides Lewesiensis,627.

---------- Mantelli,627.

Osmington, Dorset,408,412.

Ossicles of encrinites,284.

-------- starfishes,303.

Ossiferous caverns,808.

Ostend. near Bacton,812.

Osteology of birds,760.

--------- fishes,572.

--------- mammals,776.

--------- reptiles,651.

Osteolepis,618.

Ostracoda,526.

Ostrea carinata,396.

------ deltoidea,396.

------ plicata,396.

------ semiplana,396.

------ vesicularis,396.

Otodus obliquus,591,594.

Otolithes,574,639,778.

Ototara, New Zealand,366.

Owen, Prof.,[822]classification of animals,826.

[822]We have here refrained from making many references to the very numerous passages in the text in which our great palæontologist’s investigations and opinion, in almost every branch of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, have been freely and of necessity quoted by the Author and Editor,—always, however with due and grateful acknowledgment.

[822]We have here refrained from making many references to the very numerous passages in the text in which our great palæontologist’s investigations and opinion, in almost every branch of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, have been freely and of necessity quoted by the Author and Editor,—always, however with due and grateful acknowledgment.

------------------------------- reptiles,646.

----------- on the archegosaurus,746.

------------------ belemnite,456.

------------------ brachiopoda,393.

------------------ dendrerpeton,748.

------------------ dicynodon,715.

------------------ dinosauria,684.

------------------ labyrinthodonts,742.

------------------ teeth of reptiles,646.

------------------ zeuglodon,781.

----------- work on British fossil mammals and birds referred to,776,et passim.

------------------ odontography,564,570,et passim.

------------------ the mylodon,801.

Oxford clay,27.

----------- fossil wood in the,172.

Oyster-shells, fossil,395.

P.

Pachycormus,617.

Pachydermata, fossil,785.

Pachypteris lanceolata,112.

Paddle of ichthyosaur,668.

--------- plesiosaur,668.

Paisley,525.

Palæochinidæ,322.

Palæoniscus,601.

Palæontology, meaning of the term,2.

Palæophis toliapicus,738.

--------- typhæus,738.

Palæosaurus,713.

Palæospalax,812.

Palæotherium magnum,789.

Palæoxylon,167.

Palæozoic cidaritidæ,321.

--------- rocks,30.

--------- zoophytes,275.

Palapteryx,764.

Palermo,808.

Paleryx,738.

Palliobranchiata or Brachiopoda,376.

Palmacites,183.

Palm-fruits, fossil,186.

Palm-leaves, fossil,185.

Paloplotherium,791.

Paludina fluviorum,418,421.

Pampas, South America,798.

Pandanus, fossil fruit of,192.

Panorpa Liassica,553.

Paper-nautilus,450,465.

Pappenheim,520,521.

Parabatrachus Colei,746.

Paradoxides Bohemicus,538.

Paramoudra,236.

Paris.SeeMontmartre.

Parish, Sir Woodbine, works and researches of,798,799.

Parkinson, Mr., his work and researches,77,292,et passim.SeePict. Atlas.

Pearce, Mr. C., researches of,288,456,669.

Pear-encrinite,287.

Peat,70.

Pecopteris lonchitica,118.

---------- Murrayana,118.

---------- Sillimani,110.

Pecten Beaveri,400.

------ Jacobæus,400.

------ quinquecostatus,400.

------ opercularis,385.

Pectunculus,405.

Pedicellariæ,313.

Pentacrinus caput-medusæ,282.

----------- Hiemeri,293.

Pentamerus,391.

Penthetria,558.

Pentremites pyriformis,286,297.

Permian deposits,30.

Perna,402.

Petalopora pulchella,224,270.

Petersburgh, Virginia,97.

------------------, diatomaceous earth at,97.

Petricola Patagonica,377.

Petrifactions, nature of,37.

Petrified forests of conifers,169.

--------- "horns,"394.

--------- "mushrooms,"242.

--------- "rams'-horns," 260,862.

--------- "salt-cellars,"861.

--------- trees in Egypt,203.

Petrophiloides Richardsoni,188.

Peuce,168.

Pevensey,519.

Phacops caudatus,538.

Phanerogamia,59.

Phascolotherium Bucklandi,806.

Phlebopteris Phillipsii,120.

------------ propinqua,120.

Phillips, Prof., works and researches of,44,321,365,420,427,807.

Pholadomya,408.

Pholas priscus,408,507.

Phryganea, fossil larvæ of,559.

Physa in the Purbeck beds,423.

Pickering, Yorkshire,307.

Pictou, Nova Scotia,109.

Pictorial Atlas, referred to,9,187,228,257,263,285,317,404,et passim.

Pinites Fittoni,177.

Pinna,406.

Pinus,177.

Placodus,610.

Placoid fish,568,582.

Plagiostoma giganteum,400.

Planorbis,423.

Plants, fossil,51.

Platycrinus,287.

Platysomus,610.

Pleistocene deposits,23.

Pleodont lizards,648.

Plesiosaurus,662,671.

Pleurodont reptiles,648.

Pleurotoma,425.

Pleurotomaria flammigera,427.

Plicatula inflata,400.

Plieninger, M., researches of,805.

Pliocene deposits,24.

Pliosaurus,673.

Plumstead, Kent,395,406.

Plutonic rocks,34.

Podocarya,192.

Podosphenia,92.

Podozamites Mantelli,154.

Pœcilopleuron Bucklandi,679.

Polierschiefer of Bilin,96.

Polperro, Cornwall,238.

Polycotyledons,60.

Polyparium,252.

Polype in flint,250.

Polypidom,252.

Polypifera,251,280.

Polypothecia dichotoma,231.

Polyptychodon continuus,683.

------------- interruptus,683.

Polyzoa,253.

Pondicherry,485.

Poole, Dorset,560.

Populus gæeca,201.

Porcupine, fossil,803.

Porifera,219.

Portishead,864.

Portland.SeeIsle of Portland.

-------- oolite,27.

Post-pliocene deposits,23.

Potamides,425.

Potamogeton, fossil,106,201.

Poteriocrinus,287.

Potsville, U.S.,645.

Potter, Mr., researches of,579.

Pounceford, Sussex,105.

Prestwich, Mr., researches of,523,528,542

Preston, Sussex,227,305.

Primrose Hill,767.

Pristis,597.

Productus,392.

Protozoa,219.

Psammodus,587.

Psarolites,123.

Pseudomorphic crystals,42.

Pterichthys cornutus,612.

Pterodactylus compressirostris,726.

------------- crassirostris,724.

------------- Cuvieri,726.

------------- macronyx,726.

Pterophylluni comptum,152.

Pteropoda,378,417.

Pterosauria,646,723.

Pterygotus,525.

Ptychoceras Emericianum,486.

Ptychodus gibberulus,578.

--------- polygurus,594.

--------- spectabilis,578,585.

Pulley-stones,285.

Purbeck. SeeIsle of Purbeck.

------- marble,422,435.

------- series,26.

Purfleet,317,843.

Pustulopora pustulosa,268,270.

Puy-de-Dome,765.

Puy en Velais,186.

Puzzuoli,408.

Pycnodus,607.

Pyrenees,393,432.

Pyrites,893.

Pyritous fossil fruits,53.

Pyxidiculum,91.

Q.

Quadrumana, fossil,813.

Quedlingbourg,765.

Queenborough,838.

R.

Radiata,280.

Radipole, Dorset,408,412.

Radoboj, Croatia,559.

Railway sections,837,849,859.

Rain-prints on stone,751,771.

Raphiosaurus subulidens,711.

Rastrites,256.

Ratisbon,591.

Rays, fossil,597.

Reade, Rev. J. B., researches of,241,250.

Reading, Berkshire,395.

Recent shell-rock,384,386.

Redland, near Bristol,713.

Regent’s-park, London,194,411.

Regnosaurus Northamptoni,705.

Remains, fossil animal,43.

Reptilia,643.

Reptiles, Ichnolites of,749.

Resins, fossil,52,181.

Retepora laxa,269.

Retrospect of fossil Botany,206.

-------------------- zoology,822.

Rhine, brown-coal of the,72.

-----, tripoli of the,90.

Rhinoceros, fossil,796.

Rhizopoda,338.

Rhodocrinus,287,297.

Rhynchonella plicatilis,388,391.

------------ subplicata,388,391.

Rhynchosaurus articeps,712.

-------------, foot-prints of,753.

Richardson, Mr. W., researches of,791,843.

Richmond, Virginia,97.

------------------, diatomaceous earth at,97.

Ridgway Hill, Dorset,522,557.

Riley, Dr., researches of,713.

Ringinella,426.

Ringmer, Sussex,406,453,458,487,490,512,519.

River-tortoises,727.

Rjeff on the Volga,608.

Roane Hill, Tyrone,601.

Rochester,508.

Rocks and strata,19.

Rodents, fossil,802.

Rodriquez Island,763.

Roof of the coal,82.

Rosalina,342,351,356,358,359.

Rostellaria,426.

Rotalia,351.

Rottingdean,852,856,858.

Rouen,368,471,491.

Rule, Mr., researches of,763.

Ruminants, fossil,782.

Runcorn, Cheshire,750,772.

Ruppersdorf, Bohemia,581.

Russia,365,392,524,538,608,619.

Ryde, Isle of Wight,816,847.

S.

Saarbrück, Lorraine,601.

Sabella,385.

Sacrum of reptiles,655.

Sahara Desert,170.

Salamander, fossil,741.

Salamandroïdes,742.

Salenia,318.

Salter, Mr., researches of,524,526,534,749.

Sandgate, Kent,409,507.

Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight,155,164,529.

Sansan, near Audi,814.

Santa Fiora, diatomaceous earth at,96.

Sardinia,765.

Saull, Mr. W. D., researches of,795.

Sauria,646.

Saurocephalus lanciformis,629.

------------- striatus,629.

Saurodon Leanus,629.

Sauroid fishes,615.

Sauroidei,617.

Sauroidei-dipterini,618.

Savone,790.

Saw-fish, fossil,597.

Scales of fishes,566.

Scalpellum maximum,507.

Scaphites æqualis,488.

Scarborough,73,113,114,116,118,152,154,168,519.

Scat-craig, Elgin,618.

Schaerbeek, Belgium,191.

Scorpion, fossil,550.

Scouler, Dr., researches of,525.

Screw-pines,192.

Screw-stones,285.

Scrope, Mr. P., on fossil phryganeæ,560.

Scutes of reptiles,657.

Scyphia foraminosa,227.

------- intermedia,227.

------- ramosa,227.

Sea anemones,254.

--- eggs,312.

--- slugs,280.

--- urchins,280,312.

Seafield, Isle of Wight,791.

Seal, fossil,812.

Secondary rocks,25.

Selbourne, Hants,396.

Sepia, fossil,447.

Septarium with shells,383.

Serpents,738.

Serpula,385,505.

Serres, Marcel de, researches of,557.

Sertularia,253.

Shalcombe, Isle of Wight,421.

Shanklin, or Lower Greensand,25.

Sharks, fossil teeth of,582.

------ vertebræ of,596.

Sharp Mountain, Pennsylvania,749.

Shepherd’s crowns,327.

Sheppey,SeeIsle of Sheppey.

Shotover, Oxon,680.

Shrewley Common, Warwickshire,753.

Shrewsbury,531,712.

Shrimps, fossil,520.

Sicily,390.

Siderastræa Websteri,264.


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