Insects, fossil in carboniferous strata,
409 ; wing covers of, at Stonesfield,
i. 411; Count Munster’s collection
of from Solenhofen, i. 411 ; many
fossil genera in tertiary strata, i. 412.
Iron, ore abundant in coal formation, i.
65 ; quantity of, annually made in
England and Wales, i. 530.
Isle of Wight, iguanodon found in, i.
242.
Jaeger, Professor, has found coprolites
in Wirtemberg, i. 190 ; his work on
fossil plants, i. 490.
Jardine, Sir W., fossil footmarks found
by, i. 259.
J uli, supposed fir cones, are coprolites,
i. 198.
Kaup, Professor, notice on the footsteps
of chirotherium, i. 264 ; his description
of fossil mammalia at Epple-
sheim, i. 91 ; his description of di-.
notherium, i. 136, 599.
Kepler, his prayer, i. 10.
Killery, cemetery in a sand bank at, i.
104.
King, Captain, animal of spirula found
by, i. 362 ; serolis found by, i. 392.
König,Mr., his account of human skeleton
in British Museum, from Gua-
daloupe, i. 104.
L amantin, remains of, in pliocene periods,
indicate a warm climate, i.
92.
Lamarck, his two sections of tracheli-
pods, i. 298 ; on geological effects of
microscopic shells, i. 385 ; his notice
of suckers of encrinus, i. 440 ;
theory of transmutation associated
with development by, i. 585.
Lavas, phenomena of, i. 7.
Lead, artificial crystals of, produced by
steam of water, i. 551.
Leeds, fine heads of megalichthys at, i.
276.
Leibnitz, his anticipation of the modern
Platonic theory, i. 51.
Lepidodendron, character and relations
of this fossil genus, i. 466 ; allied to
lycopodiaceæ, i. 466 ; size and character
of, i. 467 ; number of known
species, i. 468 ; intermediate internal
structure of, i. 468.
Lepidoids, thick bony scales of, i.
282.
Lepidosteus, or bony pike, i. 274.
Lepidolus, i. 283.
Level, changes of by volcanic agency,
i. 88.
Lhwyd, on insects and spiders in coal
shale, i. 406.
Lias, proof of intervals in deposition of,
i. 307.
Libanus, fishes of tertiary era at,i. 285.
Liblar, brown coal of, 509.
Liège, bones of men and hyænas in
caverns near, i. 106, 598.
Life, organic, successive stages of, i. 54 ;
organic has not existed from eternity,
i. 58, 59.
Light, essential to the growth of ancient
vegetables, i. 31 ; undulatory theory
compared with Genesis i. 3, i. 32 ;
history of illustrated by fossil eyes,
i. 402, 173.
Lignite, tertiary, localities of, i. 508,
509, 510 ; memoir on, by M. Alexandre
Brongniart, i. 508.
Limestone, origin of, i. 89 ; combinations
in crystals of, i. 576, 577.
Limulus,, in iron stone of coal formation,
ii. 77 ; allied to trilobite, i. 393 ;
where found fossil, i. 393.
Lindley, Professor, his observations on
existing lycopodiaceæ, i. 466 ; experiments
on the durability of recent
plants immersed in water, i. 480.
Lindley and Hutton, their description
of plants preserved in coal mines at
Newcastle, i. 457 ; observations on
lepidodendron, i. 467, 468 ; recent
discoveries of stigmaria, i. 476 ; on
fossil cones of zamia from I. Wight,
i. 492.
Links, in the mammalia supplied by
fossil remains, i. 88.
Lituite, locality and character of, i.
365.
Locke, his notice of spiral intestines at
Leyden, i. 196 ; his opinion of the
necessity of a revelation, i. 589.
Loligo, vulgaris, structure and habits
of, i. 303 ; fossil pens and ink bags
of, i. 303, 304 ; horny pen of, preserved
in lias, i. 304 ; destroyed and
buried suddenly, i. 307 ; found in
the lias of Wurtemburg, i. 308.
London, Artesian wells near, i. 563,
564.
Lonsdale, Mr., his discovery of microscopic
shells in chalk, i. 448. ii. 64 ;
Lophiodon, character and place of, i.
82.
Louth, Artesian wells near, i. 563.
Lowestoffe, irruption of sea into lake of,
i. 122.
Lulworth, subterranean forest near, i.
495. .
Luminaries, celestial, described in their
relations to our planet, i. 27.
Lukis, Mr., experiments on changes in
the stems of succulent plants, i. 484.
Lycopodiacese, character, affinities, and
distribution of, i. 466.
Lyell, Mr., his refutation of the doctrine
of transmutation of species, i. 54;
his map of Europe in the tertiary
period, i. 77 ; his division of the tertiary
series, i. 78 ; on fossil indusiar,
i, 119.
Lyon, Captain, on the action of the
wind in forming sand hills round
extraneous-bodies in Africa, i. 126.
Lyme Regis, icthyosauri found at, i.
168; specimens from described, i.
170; coprolites abundant on the
shore of, 188; plesiosaurus discovered
at, i. 203; pterodactyle found
Marble, entrochal, composod of orinoi-
dea, i. 430.
Margate, gigantic ammonites near, i.
334.
Marsupialia, extent and character of,
i. 73.
Massey’s patent log, improvement suggested
at, 221. 223. 226; bones of large
sauroid fishes found at, 276 ; fossil
pens and ink bags found at, i. 305;
fossil ink bags found at, i. 373.
Macropom a , only sauroid fish in chalk,
i. 284, 276.
Madrid, skeleton of megatherium at,
i. 142.
Maestricht, locality of most recent be-
lemnites, i. 371.
Mallotus villosus, i. 272.
Mammalia, earliest remains of, i. 72 }
of eocene period, i. 81; of miocene
period, i. 90; of pliocene periods, i.
92.
Man, relation of the earth to the uses
of, i. 98 ; all things not created exclusively
for his use, i. 99; prospective
provisions for use of, i. 555.
Mansfeld, fossil fishes at, i. 266.
Mantell, Mr., on double convex vertebra
of gavial, ii. 26 ; fossil birds found
by him in Tilgate Forest, i. 86; his
history of the Wealden formation, i.
120; refers juli to coprolites derived
from fossil sharks, i. 198 ; mosasau-
rus found by, in Sussex, i. 216; me-
galosaurus found by, in Tilgate Forest,
i. 234; his discovery ofiguano-
don and hylaeosaurus, at 241; his
discovery of petrified stomach and
coprolites within fossil fishes, i.
284. .
Mantellia, genus of cycadites, named
by Ad. Brongniart, i. 496.
Mansfeldt, fossil fishes of, i. 125.
in, i. 349.
Matter, creation of, announced in Gen.
i. 1, i. 28 ; molecular constitution
and adaptations of, decidedly artificial,
i. 579 ; aboriginal constitution
of, exalts our ideas of creative intelligence,
i. 580.
Med us re, numbers of in Greenland seas,
i. 384.
Megalichthys, new genus of sauroid
fishes, i. 275 ; localities where found,
i. 276; further discoveries of, ii. 43;
structure of teeth of, ii. 44.
Megalosaurus, genus established by
the author, i. 234 ; where occurring,
i. 234; size and character of, i. 235 ;
lived upon land, i. 235; medullary
cavities in bones of, i. 236; habit carnivorous,
i. 237 ; character of jaw, i.
237; structure of teeth, i. 237—239.
Megaphyton, character of, i. 475.
Megatherium, allied to the sloth, 1.
141; allied to sloth, armadillo, and
chlamyphorus, i. 144; found chiefly
in S. America, i. 142; by whom
described, i. 142 ; larger than rhinoceros,
i. 144; head of; like sloth, i.
145; structure of teeth, i. 146, 149;
lower jaw of, i. 149; bones of trunk,
i. 150 ; peculiarities of vertebrae, i.
150; magnitude and use of tail, i.
151 ; ribs apparently fitted to support
a cuirass, i. 152; scapula, resembling
sloth, i. 152; uses of clavicle,
i. 152 ; peculiarities of arm and
fore arm, i. 154; fore foot, a yard in
length, i. 154 ; fore foot, used for
digging, i. 154; large horny claws,
adapted for digging, i. 155; peculiarities
of pelvis, i. 155; magnitude
of foramina for nerves, i. 156; peculiarities
of thigh and leg bones, i.
157; hind foot, peculiarities of, i.
158; bony armour, like that of armadillo
and chlamyphorus, i. 159;
probable use of, i. 161; size, character,
and habits, i. 163; further
discoveries of, ii. 20.
Meisner, lignite of, near Cassel, i. 509.
Metals, advantageous dispositions of, i.
99, 552—555; important properties
of, i. 555, 556.