RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. The red notebook of Charles Darwin: 20, 65. CUL-DAR42.37. 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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The Tertiary formation South of the Maypo at one period of elevation must in its configuration have resembled Chiloe
In De La Beche, article "Erratic blocks" not sufficient distinction is given to angular & rounded.
Fox Philosoph. Transactions on metallic veins. 1830 P. 399.
Carne. Geolog. Trans: Cornwall Vol II
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towns driving by the want of water. - I believe in all flat countries years of drought are common. Mr Lyell has mentioned the drifting of carcases putrid.
In Rio paper when discussing probable rise of land: Mention M. Gay's fact about shells: Hibernation of fresh water Shells, multitudes.
The question of shell's concretions, living only in that spot & being cause of concretion, or being only preserved in that part, having lived over whole bottom is important; because in this latter case we cannot judge whether such fossils lived in groups or not.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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