RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1845.06. In discussing under what circumstances fossils will be preserved. CUL-DAR205.9.203. 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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In discussing under what circumstances fossils will be preserved, state from a very widely extended examination of coasts, it is certain that sediment accumulation in banks along coasts quite insignificant compared with oceans - (Mem: Patagonia form Sulivan's letter) (V. De La beche Theoretical Researches)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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