. Elements of geology, or, The ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. Geology. 280 MIDDLE EOCENE FOKMATIONS. [Oh. XVI. ties are referred to the genus Testudo, but have some affinity to Emys. On the whole, the Nebraska formation is probably newer than the Paris gypsum, and referable to the Lower Miocene period, as above defined. CHAPTER XVI. EOCENE FORMATIONS. Upper Eocene strata of EnglandâFluvio-marine series in the Isle of Wight and HampshireâSuccessive groups of Eocene mammaliaâBoundary-line between Lower Miocene and EoceneâFossils of Barton
. Elements of geology, or, The ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. Geology. 280 MIDDLE EOCENE FOKMATIONS. [Oh. XVI. ties are referred to the genus Testudo, but have some affinity to Emys. On the whole, the Nebraska formation is probably newer than the Paris gypsum, and referable to the Lower Miocene period, as above defined. CHAPTER XVI. EOCENE FORMATIONS. Upper Eocene strata of EnglandâFluvio-marine series in the Isle of Wight and HampshireâSuccessive groups of Eocene mammaliaâBoundary-line between Lower Miocene and EoceneâFossils of Barton ClayâBritish Middle Eoceneâ Shells, nummulites, fishes, and reptiles of the Bagshot and Bracklesham bedsâ Vegetation of Middle Eocene periodâLower Eocene strata of EnglandâFossil plants and shells of the London Clay properâStrata of Kyson in SuffolkâPlas- tic clays and sandsâThanet sandsâEocene formations of FranceâGypseous series of Montmartre and extinct quadrupedsâFossil footprintsâCalcaire gros- sierâMiliolitesâLower Eocene in FranceâNummulitic formations of Europe, Africa, and Asia âTheir wide extentâReferable to the Middle Eocene period-â Eocene strata in the United StatesâSection at Claiborne, AlabamaâColossal cetaceanâOrbitoidal limestoneâBurr stone. The strata next in order in the descending series are those which I term Upper Eocene. In the accompanying map, the position of several Eocene areas is pointed out, such as the basin of the Thames, Fig. 210. Map of the principal tertiary basins of the Eocene 1:*-:-:-::| Hypogene rocks and strata '"*â 'â * older than the Devonian or Old Eed series. Eocene formations. N. B. The space left blank is occupied by secondary formations from the Devonian or old rod sandstone to the chalk inclusive. part, of Hampshire, part of the Netherlands, and the country round Paris. The three last-mentioned areas contain some marine and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page ima
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