‎Paleontologie‎

‎FAIRCHILD, WESENDUNK A. WEAVER.‎

‎Eocene and Oligocene Foraminifera from the Santa Cruz Mountains, California.‎

‎Berkeley a. Los Angeles, 1969. 93 pp., maps and 25 plates.‎

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‎HANSEN, HANS JØRGEN.‎

‎Danian Foraminifera from Nugssuaq West Greenland with special Reference to Species occuring in Denmark.‎

‎Copenhagen, 1970. Lex8vo. 132 pp., 33 plates, textillustr. (Disp.).‎

‎(Meddelelser om Grønland Bd. 193:2).‎

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‎MATHIESEN, FR. J.‎

‎Palaeobotanical Investigations into some Cormophytic Macrofossils from the Neogene Tertiary Lignites of Central Jutland. Part II. Gymnosperms.‎

‎Cph., 1970. Small4to. 69 pp. and 28 plates.‎

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‎WEIGELT, JOHANNES.‎

‎Paläozäne Säugetiere Deutschlands: Die Arctocyoniden von Walbeck.‎

‎Berlin, 1960. 4to. Orig. hcloth. 241 pp., 43 plates.‎

‎(Freiberger Forschungshefte C 77).‎

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‎GILMORE, CHARLES.‎

‎Fossil Lizards og North America.‎

‎Washington, 1928. Large 4to. Orig. wrappers. IX,202 pp., textillustr., 27 plates.‎

‎First edition. Memoires of the National Academy of Sciences.‎

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‎ACCONCI, LUIGI.‎

‎Sopra una Caverna fossilifera scoptera a Cucigliana (Monti Pisani).‎

‎Pisa, T. Nistri e C., 1880. Royal8vo. Orig. printed wrappers. Loose. Browned. 62 pp. a. 4 double-page lithographed plates.‎

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‎DACQUÉ, EDGAR.‎

‎Die Fauna der Regensburg-Kelheimer Oberkreide (mit Ausschluss der Spongien und Bryozoen).‎

‎München, 1939. 4to. Small tears to wrappers and back. 218 pp., 17 plates.‎

‎(Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften).‎

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‎MORTENSEN, TH.‎

‎Echinoidea (I).‎

‎Copenhagen, 1904. 4to. 124 pp. and 7 plates in collotype and 1 map.‎

‎(The Danish Expedition to Siam 1899-1900).‎

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‎EDWARDS, H. MILNE, JULES HAIME AND P. MARTIN DUNCAN.‎

‎A Monograph of the British Fossil Corals. 1.-2. Series (1. Series in 5 Parts - 2. Series in 4 Parts). 2 vols.‎

‎London, Printed for the Palæontographical Society, 1850-72. 4to. Bound in 2 later solid full cloth, title-and tomelabels gilt in leather on backs. LXXXV,322III,66,26,46,24,73,12 pp. and 121 fine lithographed plates (each with many figs. and each with an unpaginated description-leaf). Only very few brownspots.‎

‎First edition of these 2 works, in reality separate with their own titles, but Duncans work considered as a succession of the first. - Nissen ZBI: 2841 for the first work, Duncan's not in Nissen.‎

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‎"PABST, WILHELM.‎

‎Die Tierfährten in dem Rotliegenden ""Deutschlands"".‎

‎Halle, E. Karras, 1908. Large 4to. (168) pp. 35 plates and 36 textillustrations.‎

‎(From Nova Acta Leopoldina, Bd. 89 Nr. 2).‎

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‎DECHASEAUX, COLETTE.‎

‎Cerveaux d'animaux disparus. Essai de Paléoneurologie.‎

‎Paris, Masson et Cie, 1962. Orig. full cloth. with dustjacket. 148,(4) pp. Textillustrated.‎

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‎RAVN, J.P.J.‎

‎Molluskfaunaen i Jyllands Tertiæraflejringer. En palæontologisk-stratigrafisk Undersøgelse.‎

‎København, Bianco Luno, 1907. 4to. Orig. bogtrykte omslag. (170) pp. samt 1 kort og 8 tavler med mange afbildninger.‎

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‎"NEWTON, E.T.‎

‎On some New Reptiles from the Elgin Sandstones. Received November 28, - Read December 15, 1892. (+) Reptiles from the Elgin Sandstone. - Desription of Two New Genera. Received November 2, - Read december 7, 1893. (2 memoirs).‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1894). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"", Vol. 184 - Series B+ Vol. 185 - Part I, Series B. Pp. 431-503 and 16 plates + pp.573-607 and 4 plates. Both papers fine and clean.‎

‎First printing of 2 of Newton's most importent monographs, describing the reptilian remains from the Permotriassic rocks at Elgin, Scotland. In these two researche ""Newton lacked the actual bones to work with"" he had only their cavities in sandstone, from which, after great labor, he obtainesd and fitted together caasts of gutta-percha. He discovered Diconydonts and pareiasaurs for the first time in Europe showing how closely they resembled the descriptions of those found in Karroo Formation of South Africa.""(DSB).In 1893 Newton was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He was president of the Paleontological Society from 1921 to 1928 and president of the Geologist's Association 1896-1898.‎

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‎"NEWTON, E.T. - A NEW SPECIES OF THE FLYING REPTILE PTERODACTYL.‎

‎On the Skull, Brain, and Auditory Organ of a new Species of Pterosaurian (Scaphognathus Purdoni), from the Upper Lias near Whitby, Yorkshire. Received March 1, - Read March 22, 1888.‎

‎(London, Harrisn and Sons, 1889). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"", 1888, Vol. 179 - Series B. Pp. 503-537, textillustr. and 2 lithographed plates. Fine and clean.‎

‎First appearance of this importent paper describing for the first time a new species of the Jurassic flying reptile.The skull was collected in the 1880s by D.W. Purdon, who is honoured in the specific name ""Scaphognatus Purdoni, s Newton nmd it. It was recognizd as a distinct genus only decades later in 1919 by Gustav von Arthaber.‎

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‎MAJOR, C.I. FORSYTH. - THE EXTINCT LEMUR OF MADAGASCAR.‎

‎On Megaladapis madagascariensis, an Extinct Gigantic Lemuroid from Madagascar" with Remarks on the Associated Fauna, and of its Geological Age. Received June 14, - Read June 15, 1893.‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1894). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"", 1894, Vol. 185 - Part I. Pp 15-38 a. 3 lithographed plates. Clean and fine.‎

‎First printing of this importent paper, relating the discovery of a new family Megaladapidae with the genus and species of the extinct giant lemur of Madagascar. Major collected the bones on his expedition to Madagascar in the years 1894-96.""Its tree-grasping attributes probably made Megaladapis vulnerable to changes to the forests of Madagascar. Upon human arrival between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago, the forests of Madagascar were cleared to make farmland. Unable to adapt to these new environmental changes imposed by man and being a tempting target for hunters, Megaladapis became extinct approximately 500 years ago, around the time of European discovery of Madagascar.""‎

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‎"OWEN, RICHARD. - EXTINCT SALTATORY KANGAROOS.‎

‎On the Fossil Mammals of Australia. - Part VIII. Family Macropodidae: Genera Macropus, Osphranter, Phascolagus, Sthenurus and Protemnoden. Received November 11, 1872, - Read January 23, 1873.‎

‎(London, Taylor and Francis, 1874). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"", 1874. Vol. 164. Pp. 245-287 a. 8 lithographed plates. Clean and fine.‎

‎First appearance of a classical paper in which Owen describes the finds of the remains of the extinct Kangaroos. ""The present communication gives part of the researches into the forms of those saltatory herbivorous Marsupials which have passed away, or, at least, are known to naturalists only by their fossil remains.""(Owen).‎

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‎"OWEN, RICHARD. - THE EXTINCT HORNED TURTLE.‎

‎On Parts of the Skeleton of Meiolania platyceps (Ow.). Received March 29, - Read April 21, 1887.‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1889). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"", 1888, Vol. 179 - Series B. Pp. 181-191 a. 7 lithographed plates.‎

‎First appearance of a classical paper in which Owen describes a series of remains, in better condition, than the bones from Lord Howe's Island, which Owen described in 1886 and named Meiolania platyceps. The remains belongs to Horned Turtles, and not to a giant lizard, Meiolania (""Small roamer"") is an extinct genus of cryptodire turtle from the Oligocene to Holocene, with the last relic populations at New Caledonia which survived until 2,000 years ago.The animal was rather large, measuring 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in length, making it the second-largest known nonmarine turtle or tortoise, surpassed only by Colossochelys atlas from Asia, which lived in the Pleistocene. It lived in Australia and New Caledonia. Remains have also been found on the island of Efate in Vanuatu, associated with settlements from the Lapita culture.‎

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‎"OWEN, RICHARD. - MAGALANIAN REPTILES‎

‎Description of Fossil Remains of Thwo Species of a Megalanian Genus (Meiolania) from ""Lord Howe's Island,"" received March 15, - Read April 1, 1886.‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1888). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1886 - Vol. 177 - Part II. Pp. 471-480 a. 4 lithographed plates. Clean and fine.‎

‎First appearance of a classical paper in which Owen describes the two new finds of dinosaurs from Lord Howe's Island, New South Wales. They belongs to the Megalania, a word coined by Owen himself.Megalania (Great roamer) is a giant extinct goanna or monitor lizard.It was part of a megafaunal assemblage that inhibited Southern Australia during the Pleistocene, and appears to have disappeared around 40.ooo years ago. The first aboriginal settlers of Australia may have encountered living Megalania.‎

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‎"SEELEY, H.G. - TAXONOMY OF DINOSAURS.‎

‎Croonian Lecture.- Researches on the Structure, Organization, and Classification of the Fossil Reptilia. - II. On Pareiasaurus bombidens (Owen), and the Significance of its Affinities to Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals. Received April 21, - Read May...‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1889). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1888 - Vol. 179- Series B., Pp. 59-109 a. 10 fine lithographed plates. Textillustr.‎

‎First printing of an importent work in the taxonomy of dinosaurs and extinct reptilia. Harry Govier Seeley was a British paleontologist who determined that dinosaurs fell into two great groups, the Saurischians and the Ornithischians, based on the nature of their pelvic bones and joints. He published his results in 1888, from a lecture he had delivered the previous year. (the paper offered).‎

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‎"SEELEY, H.G. - TAXONOMY OF REPTILIA.‎

‎Researches on the Structure, Organization, and Classification of the Fossil Reptilia.- V. On Associated Bones of a Small Anomodont reptile, Keirognathus cordylus (Seeley), showing the relative Dimensions of the Anterior Parts of the Skeleton, and Stru...‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1889). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1888 - Vol. 179- Series B., Pp. 487-501 a. 2 lithographed plates.‎

‎First printing of an importent work in the taxonomy of dinosaurs and extinct reptilia. Harry Govier Seeley was a British paleontologist who determined that dinosaurs fell into two great groups, the Saurischians and the Ornithischians, based on the nature of their pelvic bones and joints. He published his results from 1888 and onwards.‎

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‎"SEELEY, H.G. - TAXONOMY OF REPTILIA.‎

‎Researches on the Structure, Organization, and Classification of the Fossil Reptilia. - VII. Further Observations on Pareiasaurus. Received and ead, May 14, 1891.‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1893). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1892 - Vol. 183 - Series B., Pp. 311-370 a. 7 fine lithographed plates. textillustr.‎

‎First printing of an importent work in the taxonomy of dinosaurs and extinct reptilia. Harry Govier Seeley was a British paleontologist who determined that dinosaurs fell into two great groups, the Saurischians and the Ornithischians, based on the nature of their pelvic bones and joints. He published his results from 1888 and onwards.‎

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‎"OWEN, RICHARD. - COINING THE NAME ""MEGALANIA PRISCA"" - THE GIANT EXTINCT GOANNA.‎

‎Description of some Remains of a Gigantic Land-Lizard (Megalania prisca, Owen). Received May 13, - Read June 17, 1858.‎

‎(London, Taylor and Francis, 1859). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1859 - Vol. 149 - Part I. Pp. 43-48 a. 2 lithographed plates.‎

‎First printing of this paper in which Owen named Magalania prisca, Owen.Megalania (""great roamer"")) is a giant extinct goanna or monitor lizard. It was part of a megafaunal assemblage that inhabited southern Australia during the Pleistocene, and appears to have disappeared around 40,000 years ago.The first aboriginal settlers of Australia may have encountered living Megalania.The name Megalania prisca was coined by Sir Richard Owen to mean ""Ancient Great Roamer"""" the name was intended to ""reference to the terrestrial nature of the great Saurian"".‎

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‎"REINHARDT, J.‎

‎Beskrivelse af Hovedskallen af et Kæmpedovendyr, Grypotherium darwinii, fra La Plata-Landenes plejstocene Dannelser. Med to Tavler.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, 1879. 4to. Uden omslag som udkommet "" Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter."" Titelblad + pp. 353-381 samt 2 store udfoldelige litograferede plancher.‎

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‎"COMBE, CHARLES.‎

‎Account of an Elephant's Tusk, in which the Iron Head of a Spear was found imbedded.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1801). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1801 - Part I. Fine and clean. Pp. 165-168 + 1 engraved plate.‎

‎First printing.‎

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‎"GUETTARD, JEAN ÉTIENNE. - A LANDMARK PAPER IN PALAEONTOLOGY.‎

‎Mémoire sur les Ardoisiéres D'Angers.‎

‎(Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1762). 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from ""Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1757"". Pp. 52-86 and 7 folded engraved plates. Clean and fine.‎

‎First edition of this landmark paper in geological literature, for it appeared eighty years before Murchison's Silurian System made known the sequence and abundant organic remains of the Silurian rocks of Wales.""Guettard was the first to recognize trilobites in the Silurian slates of Angers. In some specimens which had been sent up to the Academy from the quarries of that district, he observed numerous impressions of organic remains, which he referred to seaweeds and Crustacea. The latter he sagaciously compared 25 to modern crabs and prawns."" (Archibald Geikie).Parkinson ""Breakthroughs"", 1757.‎

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