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From:
Darwin, Elizabeth
To:
Darwin, H. E.
Date:
6 September [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 219.8: 8
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
No summary available.
Strong support for theory of descent.
Observations on palaeobotany of S. France. Most woody angiosperm genera date far back. Magnolia type unchanged. Intermediate fossil species. Ancient species of Quercus persists as variety of modern species. Fossil evidence of ice age.
CD’s works have been an inspiration in France.