. The geology of Holderness, and the adjoining parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. all patches of CyclasClay are seen in the cliff, but they are of no special interest. Withernsea Mere is now only represented by a patch ofswampy ground and a small pond; Ovrthorn Mere has entirelydisappeared. But the small alluvial flats still left seem to be thelast relics of a mere of considerable size. The peaty lacustrineclay on the foreshore rapidly widens seaward, forming whatis locally known as Noahs Wood, which has yielded ,fresh-water mussels, and antlers of stag. Two miles south of Witherns
. The geology of Holderness, and the adjoining parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. all patches of CyclasClay are seen in the cliff, but they are of no special interest. Withernsea Mere is now only represented by a patch ofswampy ground and a small pond; Ovrthorn Mere has entirelydisappeared. But the small alluvial flats still left seem to be thelast relics of a mere of considerable size. The peaty lacustrineclay on the foreshore rapidly widens seaward, forming whatis locally known as Noahs Wood, which has yielded ,fresh-water mussels, and antlers of stag. Two miles south of Withernsea, and not far from Holmplon,Nevills Drain flows into the sea, and for about 300 or 400 yardsthe cliff is very low, seldom more than 10 feet above high low portion is covered by alluvial deposits in some respectsunlike most of those already described. The section (Fig. 10) was?seen in a projecting point near the northern end of the basin. OLD LACUSTEINE BEDS. 85 Fig. 10.—Allmmm in the OUff north of HoVnvpton (seeif, in a projectingpoint). Scale 15 feet to 1 Beaoli. 1. Soil .. 2 2. Loamy Alluvium - - - - - - 3 3. Laminated peaty bed with Betula nana - - • Oi 4. Frest-water loam, with Perca flwviatilis, Planorhis, Limnona peregra, Oyclas cornea, Pisidmm - - - 3 5. Gravelly soil, very irregular - - - ? OJ 6. Boulder Clay - - - - - — The first thing that .strikes one in this section is, that we havehere a bed with fresh-vcater shells, just like that described at so-many localities, and above this is a peaty bed with the arctic birch,Betula nana. Unfortunately no plants are yet known in thelowest bed at Holmpton, and the shells belong to species toowidely distributed to throw any light on the question of relative age of this bed, with arctic plants and the submergedforests, will be discussed after the rest of the sections have beendescribed. Professor Phillips examined the same deposit in 1826,but the section he saw was so different from th
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