The time is not far distant, geologically speaking, when this ancient and declining family of trees will exist only as man fosters it by cultivation.
A map of the district (preferably geologically coloured).
The Permian, geologically speaking, was a period of transition.
As will have been understood from Chapter II, even when the process of fossilization took place, geologically speaking, rapidly, it can never have been actually accomplished quickly as compared with the counter processes of decay.
This genus has a historical interest, as having been noticed as early as in the year 1699 by Edward Lhwyd; and it is geologicallyimportant from its wide distribution in the Carboniferous rocks of both the Old and New Worlds.
Such beds would be both literally and geologically contemporaneous; but the case is different if the distance between the areas where the strata occur be greatly increased.
That we are most unconscious of and have least control over our digestion and circulation--powers possessed even by our invertebrate ancestry, and, geologically speaking, of extreme antiquity.
The valley of the Somme in Picardy, alluded to in the last chapter, is situated geologically in a region of white Chalk with flints, the strata of which are nearly horizontal.
The explanation of this apparent anomaly is that glaciers during a geologically recent period were formed on this region and flowed away from it, carrying most of the previously formed rock debris with them.
The geologically recent oscillations of the continent, as stated in the preceding chapter, have been greatest in high latitudes, where the last movement, as there are reasons for believing, was upward and is still continuing.
The elephant stock developed in the Old World, and it is probable that the true elephants were geologically recent immigrants to America, coming across the land bridge which then connected Alaska and Siberia.
During this period of time--immense by historic standards, yet geologically a mere moment--many different human types succeeded one another.
Unlike the wolves and cats, bears were geologically recent immigrants to America.
Geologically the formation seems to be that of a filling of old volcanic necks by an influx of mud from below.
Geologically considered, the migration of birds had its origin in the beginning of the Post-Tertiary period of our globe's history.
It is eminently a geologically modern volcanic rock.
These islands are geologically a submarine continuation of the Valencian mountains which sink into the sea at Cape Nao.
The small isolated hills close to the town, belong, I think, geologically to the granite range.
The age of this Howling Lemur, estimated eithergeologically or by years, cannot be of very great antiquity.
In times geologically not very remote, they were inhabitants of both worlds.
Compared with such disclosures of primeval arts, the discoveries on which the Danish archæologists based their systematising of prehistoric remains belong, geologically speaking, to modern eras.
In these uplands, its character is not so well marked as in the districts further west; geologically considered, however, it is identical in age and relative position.
Although there is no way of knowing for sure, geologic evidence indicates that the canyon has formed during the last one million years--a relatively short time, geologically speaking.
A large meteorite hit the earth not too long ago (geologically speaking) and caused the Meteor Crater near Canyon Diablo in Arizona.
One may say, parenthetically, that America was geologically a vast unknown at that time.
Vast areas of the world are still geologically unexplored.
But to whatever combination of causes we attribute the great Alpine lakes one thing is clear, namely, that they are, geologically speaking, of modern origin.
The whole of this district may therefore be considered geologically as one and the same.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "geologically" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
