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... consisting of no more than a ramus of a mandible and that part of the skull with which it articulated , a knowledge of this law may enable the palæontologist to affirm , with great confidence , that the animal of which it formed a part ...
... consisting of no more than a ramus of a mandible and that part of the skull with which it articulated , a knowledge of this law may enable the palæontologist to affirm , with great confidence , that the animal of which it formed a part ...
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... consist of a sac , com- posed of a more or less structureless , not very well - defined mem- brane , containing a soft semi - fluid substance , in the midst , or at one end , of which lies a delicate vesicle ; in the centre of the ...
... consist of a sac , com- posed of a more or less structureless , not very well - defined mem- brane , containing a soft semi - fluid substance , in the midst , or at one end , of which lies a delicate vesicle ; in the centre of the ...
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... consisting of a mere gullet , open at the bottom , and leading into no stomach or intestine , but opening directly into the soft central mass of sarcode . The nutritious matters passing down the gullet , and then into the central more ...
... consisting of a mere gullet , open at the bottom , and leading into no stomach or intestine , but opening directly into the soft central mass of sarcode . The nutritious matters passing down the gullet , and then into the central more ...
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... consists of a single ganglion ( Fig . 8 , w ) , placed between the oral and the anal apertures , and sending off nerves in various directions . It has been affirmed that , in some Polyzoa , there is a more extended system of nerves by ...
... consists of a single ganglion ( Fig . 8 , w ) , placed between the oral and the anal apertures , and sending off nerves in various directions . It has been affirmed that , in some Polyzoa , there is a more extended system of nerves by ...
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... consist of distinct filaments , or of plates composed of tubular rods support- ing a network of blood - vessels , and ... consists of animals which , like the Lamellibranchs , pos- sess ( in their young state , at any rate ) a mantle ; a ...
... consist of distinct filaments , or of plates composed of tubular rods support- ing a network of blood - vessels , and ... consists of animals which , like the Lamellibranchs , pos- sess ( in their young state , at any rate ) a mantle ; a ...
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