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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. The red notebook of Charles Darwin: 19. CUL-DAR42.36. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: First transcribed by Sandra Herbert (1980), additions by van Wyhe 2.2011. Text prepared by Christine Chua. 1.2022. RN8

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of Sandra Herbert, The Natural History Museum, English Heritage (Down House Collection) and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846).

Herbert, Sandra. ed. 1980. The red notebook of Charles Darwin. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series 7 (24 April): 1-164. F1583e

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My general opinion from the examination of soundings from about 80 fathoms & upwards that life is exceedingly rare, at the bottom of the sea- certainly data insufficient, yet good

[insertion:] (I suspect fragments of shells will generally be found to be old & dead. I have not kept a record.)

In looking over the lists of organic remains in De la Beche for the older formations I must believe they that limestone have been formed in shallow water: so have the Conglomerates: yet this view is directly opposed to common opinion

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