10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAVIAL»
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1
A history of British fossil reptiles
The fragments of jaw and teeth of the fossil Gavial of Bracklesham show
examples of young teeth penetrating the base of the old ones, according to the
law of succession and shedding of the teeth, which characterises the existing
Crocodilia ...
2
The fossil remains of the animal kingdom
In the gavial, when the articular part has been removed, as here, they are, on the
contrary, shorter by one-third; and even, adding this part, they are shorter by a
sixth. They do not form together so open an angle as in the gavial. Theirs is about
...
Edward Pidgeon, Georges Cuvier (baron), 1830
3
The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its ...
In the gavial, when the articular part has been removed, as here, they are, on the
contrary, shorter by one-third ; and even, adding this part, they are shorter by a
sixth. They do not form together so open an angle as in the gavial. Theirs is about
...
Georges Cuvier (baron), Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, 1830
4
The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
The Caimans and Crocodiles, in their youth, have the a, skull of the Great Gavial.
Gavialis Gangeticus, Men from above ; 6, lower 'aw of Gavial, another individual;
c, profile of the skull of Gavial . d, outline tf .1 e rw»ad entered with the ...
5
The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous ...
... of the opposite teeth when the mouth is shut. These depressions are longer,
deeper and better defined in the fossil than in the recent Gavial of the same size.
The fragments of jaw and teeth of the fossil Gavial of Bracklesham show
examples ...
6
Cretaceous Reptiles of the United States
If we allow as many vertebrae to the New Jersey Gavial as are possessed by the
existing species, or the same proportionate length of body to the head, the former
animal in its entire condition would measure twenty feet inlength. , The upper ...
She sings, cooks, keeps house, watches television, and at moments, gives way to copious tears. Gavial Avial is a hugely entertaining, heartwarming story of the foursome's attempts to re-unite Mrs Gavial with her lost family.
Kalpana Swaminathan, 2002
8
Monograph on the Fossil Reptilia of the London Clay: 2: ...
In the modern Gavial, the opposite ridges, besides being more trenchant, are
nearly in the same transverse line. The other longitudinal ridges on the enamel of
the fossil teeth, are more numerous, more prominent, and better ' defined, than in
...
9
Catalogue of the Contents of the Museum of the Royal College ...
688. An anterior caudal vertebra of the Gavial (Gavialis gangeticus). By the
coalescence of the neurapophyses with each other and the neural spine, and of
the haemapophyses in like manner with each other and the haemal spine, this ...
10
Palæontology of the Upper Missouri: A Report Upon ...
2, Plate I, is nearly repeated by that of the corresponding portion of the skull of the
recent Gavial, except that the face in the former presents a more gradual slope
from the position of the orbit. The occipital view of the fossil also bears a near ...
Fielding Bradford Meek, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Gouverneur Kemble Warren, 1865
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAVIAL»
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Summer opening for Chester Zoo Islands
... zoo exhibit in the UK and home to Sumatran orangutans, Sulawesi macaques and a new species for the zoo, the sunda gavial crocodile. «Place North West, Apr 15»
With Ringling ending its pachyderm acts, a look at 3 circus …
... be the finest collection of rare and wild beasts and curious monsters ever seen in Europe, including the monster Gavial or Crocodile of India . «AL.com, Mar 15»
Chockablock with crocs: Seven species rocked ancient Amazon basin
The only non-caiman was a gavial resembling modern ones in India, with a long, thin snout for fish-catching. The findings appear in the ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
Donated fossils add to museum's expansion plans
On another table lies a perfectly preserved 3-foot skull of a crocodile-like gavial, its rows of needle-sharp teeth virtually identical to modern-day ... «Springfield News-Leader, Feb 15»
ROAD CLOSURES: Fitzroy Region 4.30pm
... Fitzroy Developmental Road (Bauhinia-Woorabinda) Gavial-Gracemere Road For the latest on road conditions visit www.131940.qld.gov.au ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Feb 15»
Six month detour to affect Burnett Highway motorists
The detour via Gavial-Gracemere Road at Midgee is expected to be in place for up to six months as works take place to raise the Bruce and ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Feb 15»
Police chasing man who drove at police in Frenchville
... a white Suzuki - has pulled out in front of a driver on the Gracemere-Gavial Creek Rd, with barbed wire hanging off it and covered in mud. «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Feb 15»
Number of complaints of animal cruelty concerns RSPCA
... VIDEO: The Workshop adds a lease of life to CBD culture · Drink-driver fined $1000 after caught on Gavial-Gracemere Rd · Pets given away ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jan 15»
Barra off-limits to all according to Rockhampton fisherman
Dave said the Fitzroy River is closed 365 days a year to commercial fishing upstream of Gavial Creek and is a recreational only area. «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Nov 14»
READERS DISCUSS: Riverbank and Rockhampton CBD revamp idea
Joanne Coulter - Build a channel from Gavial/ Washpool Creek up to below Laurel Banks with docks to allow water craft to go above the ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Nov 14»
