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First geological observations
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explore rainforest and observed all the vegetation
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Found giant fossils
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Captain attemps to spread Christianity, did not work
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found primitive looking rocks and fossils of brachiopods
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explores fertile lowlands
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watches volcano erupt, expierences earthquake, and observes the island get smaller
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Finds many species of birds, plants, and tortoises. They seem to be related to mainland animals. He notices the differences betwwen the species from the different islands.
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Observed marsupials
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studies coral reefs and tested atoll formation theory
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observed black lava that was covered with coarse grass and bushes
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Observed stratified sandstone that rose to a height of 3,500 feet
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Discovered many creatures in the jungle
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The Beagle returns home