. Australasian fossils, a students' manual of palaeontology. Paleontology. FOSSILIFEROUS ROCKS. 79 is a notable example. The nodule bed of the Vic- torian Cainozoics contains an assemblage of bones of cetaceans (whales, etc.). BONE BRECCIAS.—These are usually formed of the remains of the larger mammals, and consist of a consolidated mass of fragments of bones and teeth embedded in a calcareous matrix. Bone-breccias are of frequent occurrence on the floors of caves which. Fig. 52—Bone Breccia, with remains of Marsupials. About Yx nat. size. Pleistocene. Iyimeburners Point, Geelong-, Victoria. {
. Australasian fossils, a students' manual of palaeontology. Paleontology. FOSSILIFEROUS ROCKS. 79 is a notable example. The nodule bed of the Vic- torian Cainozoics contains an assemblage of bones of cetaceans (whales, etc.). BONE BRECCIAS.—These are usually formed of the remains of the larger mammals, and consist of a consolidated mass of fragments of bones and teeth embedded in a calcareous matrix. Bone-breccias are of frequent occurrence on the floors of caves which. Fig. 52—Bone Breccia, with remains of Marsupials. About Yx nat. size. Pleistocene. Iyimeburners Point, Geelong-, Victoria. {Nat. Mus. Coll.) had formerly been the resort of carnivorous animals, and into which they dragged their prey. The sur- face water percolating through the overlying cal- careous strata dissolved a certain amount of lime, and this was re-deposited on the animal remains lying scattered over the cave floor. A deposit so formed constitutes a stalagmite or floor encrustation. As examples of bone-breccias we may refer to the lime- stone at Limeburners Point, Oeelong (Fig. 52) ; and the stalagmitic deposits of the Buchan Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. Melbourne, London [etc. ] G. Robertson & Company Propy. ltd.
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