On the Evidences of a Submergence of Western Europe, and of the Mediterranean Coasts, at the Close of the Glacial or So-Called Post-Glacial Period, and Immediately Preceding the Neolithic or Recent Period . ,—such a displacement in fact as would be caused by divergent currentsduring upheaval, The Montague de Santenay offers another singular instance of a high-level * It is not probable that Risso, who resided at Mce, would have sent Cuvier any specimens but suchas he thought belonged to that deposit. He was of opinion that the fissures had not served as caves forthe habitation of the animals w
On the Evidences of a Submergence of Western Europe, and of the Mediterranean Coasts, at the Close of the Glacial or So-Called Post-Glacial Period, and Immediately Preceding the Neolithic or Recent Period . ,—such a displacement in fact as would be caused by divergent currentsduring upheaval, The Montague de Santenay offers another singular instance of a high-level * It is not probable that Risso, who resided at Mce, would have sent Cuvier any specimens but suchas he thought belonged to that deposit. He was of opinion that the fissures had not served as caves forthe habitation of the animals whose remains are found in the breccia. t Bull. Soc. Geol. de France/ 2nd ser., vol. 15, p. 233, 1858., 936 PROFESSOR J, PRESTWIOH ON THE EVIDENCES OF A SUBMERGENCE ossiferous fissure. It is situated on an isolated, hill near the village of Santenay(Cote-dOr), and was visited in 1876 by the Geological Society of France, on theoccasion of the Reunion Extraordinaire at Chalons-sur-Saone, when the questionsto which it gave rise led to an interesting discussion.^ Fig. 13*.—La Montague de Santenay (after a sketch hy M. A, Gaudry). Grotte de letPointe S? Jean,. JBreche de letPointe du. hois. Calvaire .. Valley, of the^ Saone. VLllaae de Santenay, The hill is a few miles south of Chalons, and rises to the height of 1640 feet,its summit forming a nearly level platform, some 1030 feet above the surroundingplain. On all sides its slopes are steep, except on the one by which it is connectedwith the range of the Cote-dOr. On the south side of the hill is an ordinarybone cave (Grotte de Saint Jean), in which M. Hamy found remains of— Felis leo (F. spelcea).Canis lupus.„ vulpes,Ursus (probably U. ferox). Equus cahallus, Cervus elaphus (var. Canadensis), Bovidce of the size of Bos taurus, There is another cave (Grotte de St. Aubin), on the opposite or northern sideof the hill, containing the remains of Bears, Horse, Elephant, Rhinoceros, and some sands outside the cave, large hor
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