CHAPTER X.

FOSSIL REMAINS--THE MUSEUM.

Recapitulation--Scope of our Argument--Theory of Stratified Rocks the Framework of Geological Science--This Theory brings Geology into Contact with Revelation--The Line of Reasoning hitherto pursued confirmed by the Testimony of Fossil Remains--Meaning of the Word Fossil--Inexhaustible Abundance of Fossils--Various States of Preservation--Petrifaction--Experiments of Professor Göppert--Organic Rocks afford some Insight into the Fossil World--The Reality and Significance of Fossil Remains must be learned from Observation--The British Museum--Colossal Skeletons--Bones and Shells of Animals--Fossil Plants and Trees, 156