THE OLDEST AIR-BREATHERS. |
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
MY FRIEND AND EARLY PATRON AND GUIDE
SIR CHARLES LYELL,
To whom we are Indebted for so much
of the Scientific Basis of Modern Geology. Earliest Discoveries—Footprints of Batrachians—Labyrinthodents of the Carboniferous—Microsauria of the Carboniferous—Other Types—Discoveries in Erect Trees—Invertebrate Air-breathers, Land Snails, Millipedes, Insects, Spiders And Scorpions—General Conclusions Remains of Hylonomus Lyelli, Dawson, 1859.
Coal Measures, South Joggins; Nova Scotia.
Photograph of Type specimen somewhat enlarged, Geol. Magazine, 1891 (p. 279).
(1) Cranial bones and mandibles; (1a) Sternal and shoulder bones; (2) Mandible;
(3) Humerus, ribs and vertebrÆ; (4) Hind limb; (5) Pelvis; (6) Caudal vertebrÆ.
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