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‘Lepidotus’, again, persisting without a modification of importance from the Liassic to the Eocene formations inclusive.
Essays 2007
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In the quarries of Lyme Regis, among the accumulations of a sea of the Liassic period, lay the huge skeleton of the Ichthyosaurus, a warm-blooded marine existence, with huge saucer eyes of singular telescopic power, that gleamed radiant "with the eyelids of the morning," "by whose neesings alight doth shine" -- the true leviathan of Job.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Various
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Geologically they are known to date back to the Oligocene period, and wings believed to be referable to them have been found in Liassic and Jurassic beds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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It is probable that _rosso antico_, like the Italian red marbles, belongs to one or other of the Liassic formations, which, in Italy as well as in
Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Hugh Macmillan
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At the end of the Liassic epoch, the secondary formations of the district were uplifted, and it was at this time that the range assumed its characteristic curved form.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes Charles Davison 1899
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Look at the genus _Lepidotus_, again, persisting without a modification of importance from the Liassic to the Eocene formations, inclusive.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Or to turn to the higher Vertebrata -- in what sense are the Liassic
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Look at the genus 'Lepidotus', again, persisting without a modification of importance from the Liassic to the
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Or to turn to the higher Vertebrata -- in what sense are the Liassic
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Champions of Christendom used to do battle; and here are we introduced to birds of the Liassic ages that were scarce less gigantic than the roc of Sinbad the Sailor.
The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Hugh Miller 1829
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