Project Gutenberg 2020-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 177 Owen, Richard 1804 1892 16000284 Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World Produced by deaurider, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World" by Richard Owen is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century, specifically around the Victorian era. The book explores the geological formations and the extinct animals that inhabited various periods of the Earth’s history, particularly focusing on the methods used to reconstruct these ancient creatures from fossil remains. In this work, Owen describes various geological formations, such as the Chalk, Wealden, Oolite, and Lias, detailing the unique fossils found in each layer. Moreover, the book presents detailed accounts of notable extinct animals, including the Mosasaurus, Pterodactyle, Iguanodon, and others, accompanied by descriptions of their anatomical features and habitats. Owen outlines his collaborative efforts with artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who crafted the restorations of these extinct species based on the fossilized remains. The book serves as both a scientific study and a tribute to the intricate process of understanding ancient life through geology and paleontology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Geological museums Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) -- Guidebooks Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) -- Guidebooks Dinosaurs -- Exhibitions Paleontology -- Exhibitions Geology -- Exhibitions AM QE Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 119521 2025-07-25T03:33:07.009091 text/html 92037 2024-10-18T03:58:35 text/html 1270318 2025-07-25T03:33:13.001611 application/epub+zip 1271183 2025-07-25T03:33:09.727587 application/epub+zip 105197 2025-07-25T03:33:08.352115 application/epub+zip 1307997 2025-07-25T03:33:15.094638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1289351 2025-07-25T03:33:11.827580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136936 2022-09-28T06:51:08.255821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90517 2025-07-25T03:33:06.419146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70602 2024-10-18T03:58:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17750 2025-07-25T03:33:15.242557 application/rdf+xml 14163 2025-07-25T03:33:08.446102 image/jpeg 2566 2025-07-25T03:33:08.401113 image/jpeg 1134581 2025-07-25T03:33:07.049116 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia