“Palaeontological research exhibits, beyond question, the phenomenon of provinces in time, as well as provinces in space.” WellsSpaceResearchPhenomenonExhibitsProvinces Book:The Natural History of the European Seas... Source: The Natural History of the European Seas...
“As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence.” Life IsApproachMarkDeeperRegionsSparksFewerAbyssExhibitsLingeringGmosOcean Exploration Book:The Natural History of the European Seas... Source: The Natural History of the European Seas...
“Palaeontological research exhibits, beyond question, the phenomenon of provinces in time, as well as provinces in space. Moreover, all our knowledge of organic remains teaches us, that species have a definite existence, and a centralization in geological time as well as in geographical space, and that no species is repeated in time.” WellsSpaceExistenceTeachOceanResearchRemainsSpeciesPhenomenonExplorationDefiniteExhibitsProvincesCentralizationOcean ExplorationGeological TimeGeologic Time Book:The Natural History of the European Seas... Source: The Natural History of the European Seas...