Project Gutenberg 2021-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 219 Mantell, Gideon Algernon 1790 1852 gs11000045 A Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains, consisting of coloured illustrations selected from Parkinson's "Organic remains of a former world," and Artis's "Antediluvian phytology." Tom Cosmas from files generously provided by The Internet Archive. All derived products are placed in the Public Domain. "A Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains," by Gideon Algernon Mantell is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work serves as a visually rich atlas compiling colored illustrations and descriptions of significant fossil specimens from both the animal and plant kingdoms. This book aims to document the diverse fossilized life forms from a time known as the "Former World," particularly focusing on fossil remains found in Britain and beyond." "The opening of the atlas presents a transcriber’s note, frontispiece, and preface that set the stage for understanding the fossils depicted within. It includes colored illustrations, particularly emphasizing the bones of the extinct Moa bird, and mentions their discovery and analysis by Walter Mantell. The preface discusses the need for a comprehensive collection of fossil illustrations to foster interest in geology and paleontology, implying the historical context of fossils and their importance in understanding ancient life forms. There is also a mention of the references for further reading, enhancing the work’s credibility and scholarly value." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Paleontology QE Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 534315 2025-06-25T10:55:59.055044 text/html 505662 2024-10-18T10:11:07 text/html 14300818 2025-06-25T10:56:31.002401 application/epub+zip 14313034 2025-06-25T10:56:11.371995 application/epub+zip 236842 2025-06-25T10:56:00.515037 application/epub+zip 9202287 2025-06-25T10:56:37.479361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9150129 2025-06-25T10:56:19.992038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369375 2022-09-29T03:43:16.230539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390580 2025-06-25T10:55:57.086090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370131 2024-10-18T10:11:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16495 2025-06-25T10:56:37.640344 application/rdf+xml 13818 2025-06-25T10:56:00.696030 image/jpeg 2680 2025-06-25T10:56:00.606037 image/jpeg 15563010 2025-06-25T10:55:59.464063 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