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Will it not illustrate loss of fossils to consider whether there
are crocodiles, marsupials &c &c in formations intermediate
between where first found & present day — showing by Conchology
how many species probably have died out.—
Scientific
Practice: theoretical statement; speculation; reasoning
from theory
Physical
Characteristics: wove paper; off-white
Textual Features: base
text pencil
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