The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1845.08.05]. Abstract of Lyell, Travels in North America. CUL-DAR39.173. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN1

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Lyell, Charles. 1845. Travels in North America; with geological observations on the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia. 2 vols. London.

Books to be read / Books Read' notebook. CUL-DAR119.-: "Aug 5th Lyells Travels in N. America".

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Lyells Travels in N. Am

Vol I. p. 164 Mastodon & recent shells & curved Horses Teeth

[South America, p. 90: "It is an interesting circumstance, that Prof. Owen finds that the teeth of this horse approach more closely in their peculiar curvature to a fossil specimen brought by Mr. Lyell* from N. America, than to those of any other species of Equus.

* Lyell's Travels in N. America, vol. i. p. 164"]

p. 201. Man's skeleton in Brazil

vol II p. 60 Mastodon with recent shells

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— Flexible corallina of family of Sertularia

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