. Additional notes on fossil sponges and other organic remains from the Quebec Group at Little Metis on the lower St. Lawrence [microform]. Sponges; Paleontology; Eponges; Paléontologie. [DAWCON] FOSSIL SrONGES AND OTHER ORGANIC REMAINS 98 (lip))ini; southwiird at a hi^h an^le. South of Ihe point above mentioned, the sliore a^ain liends rapi<lly westward ah)n^ a l)elt of darltoiie eapi)ed by conglomerate extends alon^jj the coast to the north- eastward, and after a oreak reappears beyond Turrilf's Hotel, in the cliil'of the Crov/'s Nest, from which at a lower level it continues for some dis
. Additional notes on fossil sponges and other organic remains from the Quebec Group at Little Metis on the lower St. Lawrence [microform]. Sponges; Paleontology; Eponges; Paléontologie. [DAWCON] FOSSIL SrONGES AND OTHER ORGANIC REMAINS 98 (lip))ini; southwiird at a hi^h an^le. South of Ihe point above mentioned, the sliore a^ain liends rapi<lly westward ah)n^ a l)elt of darltoiie eapi)ed by conglomerate extends alon^jj the coast to the north- eastward, and after a oreak reappears beyond Turrilf's Hotel, in the cliil'of the Crov/'s Nest, from which at a lower level it continues for some distance toward Sandy ;ch-map of Little Metis Bay and vicinity, showing locality of Fossil Sponges. (Scale about two inches to a mile.) Geographical lines from a map by Dr. Ells. ,^f,.iiij'r>y y/mnt **^ Sectional view on the beach north of the church, represented in the sketch-map. (Length about 550 feet.) (A) Conglomerate. (B) Sandstone or quartzite. (C7) Olive arenaceous shale. (D) Black shales, with some olive bands and thin layers of hard, arenaceous dolo- mite ; remains of sponges in a few layers. (E) Muddy shore : indications in places of soft, dark shale. {F) Hard, gray and olive shales, with bands of dolomite and sandstone. (6r) Pleistocene sand and boulder clay. The whole of these beds have southerly and southwest dips, though in places they become vertical and contorted. These disturbances, how-. 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 Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899; Hinde, George Jennings, 1839-1918. Ottawa : J. Durie; Toronto : Copp-Clark
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