RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1847]. Abstract of Miller, First impressions of England. CUL-DAR205.9.196. 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].
Darwin recorded reading this book on 3 October 1847.
See CUL-DAR119.-
The brown crayon number '22' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Palaeontology: extinction.
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H. Miller First Impression of England p. 58, quotes Ansted that 180 organisms found in Silurian of which 100 found in Devonian, & 15 common to whole Palaeozoic series & not one in Secondary - Here probably Tertiary corresponds to whole Palaeozoic - We are probably misled by resemblance of forms & look at Tertiary as much too short - Think of thickness of Carboniferous & Devonian
p 227 Thecodent Saurians in Permian, ie in Palaeozoic - Fish of N. America do not belong to older Silurian. All Silurian fish placoid; in Devonian 3/4 of species Ganoid - Heterocercal tail universal before Secondary Epoch.
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[Miller, Hugh. 1847. First impressions of England and its people. London. Edition unknown]
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