The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the Vertebrata, at which we are able to obtain an obscure glance, apparently consisted of a group of marine animals," resembling the larvae of existing Ascidians. These animals probably gave rise to a group... The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 2281871Full view - About this book
| New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 pages
...then be any such thing at all as a standard of morality ? With this view, one painfully contemplates " the most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...at which we are able to obtain an obscure glance," and from which Mr. Darwin so laboriously traces our descent, if happily to discern the possible beginnings... | |
| 1877 - 506 pages
...modern. It is given by Charles Darwin, in his " Descent of Man," second edition, 1875. Thus it reads : " The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...consisted of a group of marine animals, resembling the larrse of existing Ascidians. These animals probably gave rise to a group of fishes, as lowly organised... | |
| James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas - 1871 - 496 pages
...forward a massive case in its favour, he urges some evidence that is of a serious nature. He says that the most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...consisted of a group of marine animals resembling the larva of existing Ascidians. These animals probably gave rise to a group of fishes, as truly organised... | |
| Christian Evidence Society - 1871 - 552 pages
...progenitors of man must have been aquatic in their habits." And lastly, " the most ancient progenitors'in the kingdom of the Vertebrata, at which we are able...animals resembling the larvae of existing ascidians." This is certainly a somewhat alarming conclusion ; looking however to the ascent (for so I think it... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1871 - 468 pages
...existing members of any lowly-organised group as perfect representatives of their ancient predecessors. The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...glance, apparently consisted of a group of marine animals,27 resembling the larvae of existing Ascidians. These animals probably gave rise to a group... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1871 - 432 pages
...existing members of any lowlyorganized group as perfect representatives of their ancient predecessors. The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the . Vertebrata, at which we are able to obtain an obaflBi^ ifV glance, apparently consisted of a group of marine animals," resembling the larvae of existing... | |
| William Penman Lyon - 1872 - 168 pages
...Darwin. My Lord, " I give" to man " a pedigree of prodigious length," if not " of noble quality." " The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...probably gave rise to a group of fishes, as lowly organized as the Lancelet ; and from these the Ganoids and other fishes like the Lepidosiren, must... | |
| John R. Leifchild - 1872 - 578 pages
...lowly organized."* Respecting the marked grades of man's descent this summary is sufficient : — " The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...resembling the larvae of existing Ascidians. These animals gave rise to a group of fishes, as lowly organized as the lancelet, and from these the Ganoids, and... | |
| William Penman Lyon - 1872 - 178 pages
...Darwin. My Lord, " I give" to man " a pedigree of prodigious length," if not " of noble quality." " The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...consisted of a group of marine animals, resembling the larva? of existing Ascidians. These animals probably gave rise to a group of fishes, as lowly organized... | |
| William Penman Lyon - 1872 - 202 pages
...Darwin. My Lord, " I give" to man " a pedigree of prodigious length," if not " of noble quality." " The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the...consisted of a group of marine animals, resembling the larva? of existing Ascidians. These animals probably gave rise to a group of fishes, as lowly organized... | |
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