RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.06. When we consider the character of Eocene Flora, & the Carboniferous Flora. CUL-DAR205.9.276. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. RN1
NOTE: The brown crayon number '22' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Palaeontology: extinction.
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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When we consider the character of Eocene Flora, & the Carboniferous Flora, two perhaps best known & consider their differences, especially the latter, & as apparently organic beings different in a moderately steady ratio there seems no reason to suppose that the species of Plants last longer than marine animals
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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