The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1842.12.16. Lyell says in 15 localities (Mastodon horse &c decidedly after drift. CUL-DAR205.9.162. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.9 contains notes on palaeontology and geology [regarding theory of evolution].

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Lyell says in 15 localities (Mastodon horse &c decidedly after drift - so in Macrauchenia Patachonica - How wonderful - In Norfolk before drift!!! (a) & I think J. Smith says in Scotland - one molar found in the 'tile' (?) - N. American horse like S. American from great curvature of its molars. -

Lyell does not think much of the contrast of Secondary & Tertiary deposits, with respect to denudation - Has seen a sub-littoral Chalk-bed

Coal & Wealden & Scot. Oolite F. Water

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(a) N. Scotland Peat animals all recent - in N. America all fossil!

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)