To this end, Gould later commented that " Most of our paleontological colleagues missed this insight because they had not studied evolutionary theory and either did not know about allopatric speciation or had not considered its translation to geological time.

Most of the geological underpinning of this region is capped with thick sandstone, and formidable coal seams are common in this formation.

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Most scholars of the time agreed that the geological environments in the south had a direct impact on the population composition and growth.

Most of Tibet sits atop a geological structure known as the Tibetan Plateau which includes the Himalaya and many of the highest mountain peaks in the world.

Most of the terrain in the Kornati islands is karst-limestone which, in the distant geological past, arose from sediment from the sea.

Most mining and minerals processing wastes contain minerals, such as sulphides, which are formed at higher temperatures and pressures at geological depth.

Most of the Cloud forests are believed to have retroced and advanced during successive geological eras, and their species adapted to warm and wet gradually retreated and advanced, replaced by more cold-tolerant or drought-tolerant sclerophyll plant communities.

Most of these reservoirs are in serious disrepair, posing challenges to the prevention and control of flood-triggered geological disasters in areas with a population of 130 million or more.

Most of the displaced soil created new landforms, but some was carried far out into the Pacific Ocean.

Most landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys, and other changes in land height are modelled from geographical data on the region.

Most of today's glacial landforms were created by the movement of large ice sheets during the Quaternary glaciations.

Most agates occur as nodules in volcanic rocks or ancient lavas where they represent cavities originally produced by the disengagement of volatiles in the molten mass which were then filled, wholly or partially, by siliceous matter deposited in regular layers upon the walls.

Most macroscopic inorganic solids are polycrystalline, including almost all metals, ceramics, ice, rocks, etc.

Most of the beaches consist of either grass, rocks, or the silty sand that also makes up most of the bottom of the lake.

Most achondrites are also ancient rocks, and are thought to represent crustal material of asteroids.

Most rocks, due to their components, have a certain, but low, level of radioactivity.

Most collectibles are man-made commercial items, but some private collectors collect natural objects such as birds ' eggs, butterflies, rocks, and seashells.

Most of the islands have a bedrock formed from ancient metamorphic rocks and the climate is mild and oceanic.

Most authors presently use the term " mudrock " to refer to all rocks composed dominantly of mud.

Most sedimentary rocks contain either quartz ( especially siliciclastic rocks ) or calcite ( especially carbonate rocks ).

Most of the rocks forming the surface of the present High Atlas were deposited under the ocean at that time.

Most live in freshwater, and form an important component of the algal scum that grows on or near plants, rocks, and various debris.

Most surviving Archean rocks are metamorphic or igneous.

Most of the fossil echinoids from the Paleozoic era are incomplete, consisting of isolated spines and small clusters of scattered plates from crushed individuals, mostly in Devonian and Carboniferous rocks.

Most of these rocks are clastics ( conglomerate, sandstone, shale ), and there is little or no limestone exposed at the surface.

Most geologists now accept the theory that the older rocks at the center of the uplift are a result of this deep seated igneous activity.

Most crustal rocks formed before 2. 5 billion years ago are located in cratons.

Most young humans have been said to play with whatever they can find, such as pine cones and rocks.

Most commonly, an escarpment is a transition from one series of sedimentary rocks to another series of a different age and composition.

Most of the highest ground is formed by the masses of granite which have been intruded into the Ordovician and Silurian rocks ; the Criffel mass lies about Dalbeattie and Bengairn, another mass extends east and west between the Cairnsmore of Fleet and Loch Ken, another lies northwest and southeast between Loch Doon and Loch Dee and a small mass forms the Cairnsmore of Carsphairn.

Most of the terrain, except for indestructible rocks, may be dug or destroyed by explosions.

Most of the base of the mountain lies in the Tsaté nappe, a remnant of the Piedmont-Liguria oceanic crust ( ophiolites ) and its sedimentary rocks.

Most types of igneous rocks may display some degree of porphyritic texture.

Most types of igneous rocks may display some degree of porphyritic texture.

Most of these, with horrible exceptions, were conceived as is a ship, not as an attempt to quell the ocean of mankind, nor to deny its force, but as a means to survive and enjoy it.

Most of my stories were obtained by simply seeking out the person who could give me the facts, and not as a rule by playing clever tricks.

He writes, `` Most of my friends and I were Jewish ; ;

Most of them were elderly men.

Most Juniors who were entered in the Finals are seasoned campaigners and not only show and win in Junior Classes but score in the Breed Classes as well.

Most of our working days were spent on the telephone calling `` bookies '', illegal gambling dens, a certain `` residential club for young actresses '', more than a hundred different bars or the steam room of the athletic club.

Most of the Junkers were above the blinding light of the flares, and the radar-controlled shore gun had been knocked out by one of the first sticks of bombs.

Most of the letters were written in the hubbub of camp, on stumps, pieces of bark, drum heads, or the knee.

Most manufacturers were now disposed to heed a proposal for the formal interchange of patents.

Most children love the animated puppet faces and their flexible bodies, and they prefer to see them as though the puppets were in action, rather than put away in boxes.

Most of the fingers on his left hand were burned off when he fell asleep with a cigarette.

Most of them were written between 1953 and 1960 and originally appeared in various magazines.

Most of their original objections about `` shells '' were overridden by the relief that these hideous ( to them ) bodies were mercifully concealed.

Most of the still extant works of Aristotle, as well as a number of the original Greek commentaries, were translated into Arabic and studied by Muslim philosophers, scientists and scholars.

Most agnostid species were eyeless.

Most notably are the characters of Dr. Eric Leidner in Murder in Mesopotamia, Signor Richetti in Death on the Nile, and many minor characters in They Came to Baghdad were archaeologists.

The other Rutherford films ( all directed by George Pollock ) were Murder at the Gallop ( 1963 ), based on the 1953 Hercule Poirot novel After the Funeral ( In this film, she is identified as Miss JTV Marple, though there was no indication as to what the extra initials might stand for ); Murder Most Foul ( 1964 ), based on the 1952 Poirot novel Mrs McGinty's Dead ; and Murder Ahoy!

Most Germanic tribes were generally tolerant of the Nicene beliefs of their subjects.

Most of the remaining fortifications including the Curtain walls and Keep date to this period and were built by the Armenians.

Most of the pilings that form the foundation of Venice were made from alder trees.

Most of the Alemanni were probably at the time in fact resident in or close to the borders of Germania Superior.

Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named for him.

Most government positions also were appointed by the legislature.